14.3 Laws, Systems of Justice, Crime, Police Force

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justice

la justicia

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judge

el juez, la jueza

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trial

el juicio

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lawsuit; suit

el pleito

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witness

el, la testigo

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to identify

identificar

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court

el tribunal

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supreme

supremo, suprema

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law

la ley

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to legalize

legalizar

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legal

legal

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to sentence; to condemn

condenar

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sentence

la sentencia

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penalty; punishment

la pena

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to punish

castigar

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punishment

el castigo

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just; righteous

justo, justa

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unjust; unfair

injusto, injusta

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to judge, to pass or render judgement on

juzgar

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proceeding (legal); procedure; process

el procedimiento

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file; record

el acta

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(bill of) indictment

el acta de acusación

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to draw up a document or certificate

levantar acta

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district attorney, public prosecutor; attorney general

el, la fiscal

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lawyer, attorney at law

el abogado, la abogada

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lawyer's office

el bufete

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public defender; ombudsman

el defensor del pueblo

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to accuse

acusar

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the accused

el acusado, la acusada

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to swear

jurar

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interrogation

el interrogatorio

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to confess

confesar

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guilty

culpable

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to absolve; to acquit

absolver

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innocent

inocente

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innocence

la inocencia

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police

la policía

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police officer

el, la policia

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police station

la comisaria

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inspector (police)

el comisario, la comisaria

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Guardia Civil (Spanish rural police and border guard)

la Guardia Civil

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police officer (alternate)

el, la agente (de policia)

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to denounce; to accuse

denunciar

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accusation

la denuncia

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suspicion

la sospecha

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to suspect

sospechar

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to observe

observar

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to pursue; to persecute

perseguir

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persecution

la persecución

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to detain; to arrest

detener

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holdup man/woman

el atracador, la atracadora

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to threaten

amenazar

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pirate

el, la pirata

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corruption

la corrupción

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to escape

escapar

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prisoner

el prisionero, la prisionera

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prison

la prisión

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convict; inmate

el preso, la presa

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jail; correctional facility

la cárcel

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guard; surveillance; observation

la vigilancia