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Complaint: queja o denuncia Plaintiff: demandante

Court: corte Defendant: acusado

Attorneys: abogados Paralegal: asistente legal

Jury: jurado Verdict: veredicto

Judge: juez

Dispute: controversia, impugnar, discutir Legal action: acciones legales

Due process: debido proceso Initiate: iniciar, comenzar

Lawsuit: demanda, juicio, litigio Damages: daos

Proof: prueba Trial: juicio

Appeal: apelacin Settle: resolver

Resources: recursos legales Primary materials: materias bsicas

Opinions: opiniones Law: ley

Legal encyclopedias: enciclopedias legales Digest: resumen, boletn

Cite: citar

References: referencias

The action of mentioning or alluding to something.

Case annotations: anotaciones de casos

A note by way of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.

Form books: desde libros

Cases: casos

A legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law.

Journals: revistas

A newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity.

Computerized databases: base de datos computarizados

A structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways.

Legislation: legislacin

The process of making or enacting laws.

Policy: Poltica

A course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual.

Statute: estatuto

A written law passed by a legislative body.

Pertain: Pertenecer

Belong to something as a part, appendage, or accessory.

Precedent: Procedente

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A previous case or legal decision that may be or (binding precedent) must be followed in subsequent
similar cases.

state laws: Leyes estatales

A law of the State; (also) a law of a state, as contrasted with a federal law; (as a mass noun) such laws as a
body.

relevant constitutional law: Derecho constitucional pertinente

Appropriate to the current time, period, or circumstances; of contemporary interest.

court rules: Reglas de la corte

A code of practice and discipline for court

procedure: Procedimiento

A series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner.

Intake memo: toma de documentos

The action of taking something in.

fee agreement and retainer agreement: acuerdo de pago y acuerdo de retencin

A negotiated and typically legally binding arrangement between parties as to a course of action.
Is when you reach the agreement where the property or furniture is retained to ensure payment

form letter: formulario

A legal or formal document.

demand package: conjunto de demanda

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right. An object or group of objects wrapped in paper or
packed in a box.

correspondence: correspondencia

Communication by exchanging letters.

litigation: litigacin

The process of taking legal action.

agenda: programa

A plan of things to be done or problems to be addressed.

medical records: expedientes mdicos

An official report of the proceedings and judgement in a court.

police report: reporte policial

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Jurisdiction: jurisdiccin

The official power to make legal decisions and judgements.

Specialized: especializado

Requiring or involving detailed and specific knowledge or training.

Bankruptcy: bancarrota o quiebra

The state of being bankrupt.

Claims: reclamos

State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

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Reviews: revisiones

A reconsideration of a judgement, sentence, etc. by a higher court or authority.

discretionary review: revision discrecional

Available for use at the discretion of the user

Authority: Autoridad

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

legal bodies: Cuerpos legales

Bodies relating to the law.

exclusive: Exclusivo

Restricted to the person, group, or area concerned.

concurrent: Concurrente

Existing, happening, or done at the same time.

adjudicate: Juzgar

Make a formal judgement on a disputed matter.

forum shopping: Centro commercial

A meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.

rule in favor: Reglas a favor

An order made by a judge or court with reference to a particular case only.

Bailiff: alguacil, agente judicial

An official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.

Defense: defensa

The case presented by or on behalf of the party being accused or sued in a lawsuit.

Prosecution: fiscal, persecucin

The institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.

Presides: precide

Be in the position of authority in a meeting or other gathering.

Proceedings: procedimientos

Action taken in a court to settle a dispute.

Court reporter: reportero del tribunal

A person employed to transcribe speech from legal proceedings, typically via stenography.

Jurors: jurado, jurados

A member of a jury A person taking an oath, especially one of allegiance.

Arraignment: instruccin de cargos

The action of arraigning someone in court.

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Charged: acusado

Accuse (someone) of something, especially an offense under law.

Plea bargain: acuerdo de culpabilidad

An arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser
charge in the expectation of leniency.

Sentenced: sentencia

The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.

Acquitted: absuelto

A person who acquits, especially one who declares a person not guilty of a crime or accusation.

Discovery: descubrimiento, hallazgo

The compulsory disclosure, by a party to an action, of relevant documents referred to by the other party.

Pre-trial hearing: prueba antes del juicio

An act of listening to evidence in a court of law or before an official, especially a trial before a judge
without a jury.

Suppress: suprimir, reprimir

Prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction)

Hung jury: jurado en desacuerdo

(of a jury) unable to agree on a verdict.

Mistrial : juicio nulo

A trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings.

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Protocol: protocolo

The accepted or established code of procedure or behavior in any group, organization, or situation.

All rise: en pie todos

An upward movement.

sworn in: juramento

under oath: bajo juramento

Having sworn to tell the truth, especially in a court of law.

perjury: perjurio falso testimonio

The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.

interrupt: interrupcin

Stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process)

address: direccion, direccionamiento

A formal speech delivered to an audience.

Your Honor: tu honor, su seoria

A title of respect given to or used in addressing a judge or a mayor.

approach the bench: nunca se acerque al estrado

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The action of coming near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time.

the well: el pozo

way to call the court room colloquially

off the record: extraoficialmente

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Punish : castigar, sancionar

Inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offense, especially a transgression of a

legal or moral code.

commit crimes: cometer un delito

Carry out or perpetrate (a mistake, crime, or immoral act)

trespassing: entrar ilegalmente

Enter the owner's land or property without permission.

probation: libertad condicional

The release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.

offend: ofender, delinquir

Break a commonly accepted rule or principle.

jail: carcel

A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.

assault and battery: aggression con lesions

The crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them.

Capital punishment: pena capital, pena de muere

The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime.

Murder: asesinato, homicidio

The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.

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