La ley y el orden

abogado/a (m, f)

lawyer

abuso (m)

abuse

acusado/a (m, f)

defendant

agravio (m)

grievance, offence

aprobación (f)

approval, passing (of a law)

arresto (m)

arrest

autoridades (f, pl)

authorities

balas (f, pl) de goma

rubber bullets

campaña (f)

campaign

castigo (m)

punishment

cárcel (f)

prison

cargo (m)

charge; post

citación (f)

summons

coche (m) blindado

armoured car

Código (m) Penal

penal code

comisaría (f)

police station

concentración (f)

gathering, mass meeting

conspiración (f)

conspiracy

cordón (f) policial

police cordon

crimen (m)

crime

decreto (m)

decree

delincuente (m, f)

criminal

delito (m)

crime, offence

demanda (f) judicial

legal action

denuncia (f)

report, denunciation, complaint

derecho (m)

right; law (study of)

derecho (m) a la huelga

right to strike

derecho (m) de asamblea

right of assembly

derechos (m, pl) civiles

civil rights

derechos (m, pl) de los ciudadanos

citizen's rights

desorden (m)

disorder

despenalización (f)

decriminalisation

desacuerdo (m)

disagreement

detective (m, f)

detective

detención (f)

arrest

disturbio (m)

disturbance, riot

disturbio (m) social

social unrest

enfrentamiento (m)

confrontation

enjuiciamiento (m)

judgement

esclavitud (f)

slavery

estado (m) de Derecho

rule of Law

extranjería (f)

alien status

fiscal (m, f)

prosecutor, attorney (US)

fraude (f)

fraud

fuerza (f)

force

fuerzas (f, pl) del orden

forces of law and order

fuerzas (f, pl) de seguridad

security forces

guardia (m, f)

guard; police officer

Guardia (f) Civil [E]

Civil Guard (para-military police)

guardia (f) nacional

national guard

herida (f)

wound

herido/a (m, f)

wounded person

huelga (f)

strike

huelga (f) de hambre

hunger strike

igualdad (f)

equality

indocumentado/a (m,f)

illegal immigrant

informe (m)

report

infracción (f)

offence

injusticia (f)

injustice

inseguridad (f)

insecurity

juez

judge

justicia

justice

juzgado (m)

court

legalidad (f)

legality

legislación (f)

legislation

legislador (m)

legislator, lawmaker

ley (f)

law

Ley (f) de Extranjería

Immigration Act

libertad (f)

freedom

libertad (f) de expresión

freedom of expression

manifiesto (m)

manifesto

marcha (f)

march

movilización

mobilisation

movimiento (m)

movement

multitud (f)

crowd, mob

normativa (f)

rules, regulations

orden (m)

order (i.e. succession)

orden (f)

order (i.e. command)

orden (f) de expulsión

expulsion order

orden (m) público

public order

pancarta (f)

placard

paro

strike

pena (f)

punishment, sentence; sorrow, pity

policía (m)

policeman

policía (f)

police, policewoman

preso/a (m, f)

prisoner

prisión (f)

prison

proceso (m)

trial; process

prohibición

ban

protección

protection

protesta (f) antigubernamental

protest against the government

reforma (f) de la ley

law reform

resistencia (f)

resistance

sanción (f)

sanction; ban; fine

seguridad (f)

security, safety

sentencia (f)

sentence

servicios (m, pl) de emergencias

emergency services

sistema (m) penal

penal system

tarjeta (f) de residencia

residence permit

trámite (m)

procedure; paperwork