L2 911/Law Enforcement Glossary ENG - SPA

Address: The information about where a place is located or where someone lives.

domicilio, dirección

Ambulance: A vehicle specially equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from the hospital, especially in emergencies.

ambulancia

Arrest: To deprive (a person) of liberty by taking him into custody, under lawful authority

arresto

Assault: An intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to immediate and unlawful violence.

agresión física, golpiza, paliza

Bail: Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

fianza

Burglary: Burglary (also called breaking and entering) is a crime, the essence of which is illegal entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offence. Usually that offense will be theft.

robo (entrar en un sitio sin permiso para robar)

DUI (driving under the influence): Driving Under the Influence/The act or crime of driving while affected by alcohol or drugs.

Conducir bajos los efectos de alcohol o drogas

Emergency: A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

emergencia, urgencia

Felony: One of several serious crimes, such as murder, rape, or robbery, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor.

Delito mayor

Field sobriety test: The Standardized Field Sobriety Test(SFST) is a battery of 3 tests performed during a traffic stop in order to determine if a driver is impaired. The 3 tests that make up the SFST are the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN), the walk-and-turn, and the one-leg stand tests.

Prueba de sobriedad en el lugar o sitio

Fine: A sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense.

Multa

Fingerprints: A mark made by the pattern of ridges on the pad of a human finger.

Huellas Dactilares

Misdemeanor: A criminal offense that is less serious than a felony and generally punishable by a fine, a jail term of up to a year, or both.

delito menor

Robbery: The crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear.

robo

Theft: The taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.

hurto, robo

Gas leak: The escape of natural gas or other gaseous product from a pipeline or other containment into a living area or any other area where the gas should not be present.

fuga de gas