La Ley y el Orden

to censure

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/sɛn.ʃɜr/ or /sen.shēr/

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censurar

to strongly criticize in an official manner

to document

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/dɑ:k.jə.mənt/ or /daak.yē.mēnt/

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documentar

to support an argument, claim, etc. by providing facts and evidence

to enjoin

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/ɛn.ʤɔɪn/ or /en.jawin/

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imponer

to tell someone to do something by ordering or instructing them

to ferret

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/fɛ.rət/ or /fe.rēt/

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husmear

to try to find something in a confined space

to forfeit

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/fɔr.fɪt/ or /fawr.fit/

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perder

to no longer be able to access a right, property, privilege, etc. as a result of violating a law or a punishment for doing something wrong

to promulgate

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/proʊ.məl.geɪt/ or /prooo.mēl.geit/

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promulgar

to make a formal statement presenting a new rule, law, etc. that is going to be put into action

to repudiate

Verbo

/ri.pju.dieɪt/ or /ri.pyoo.dieit/

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repudiar

to be unwilling to accept or recognize something

to vindicate

Verbo

/vɪn.də.keɪt/ or /vin.dē.keit/

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vindicar

to clear someone from blame or suspicion and prove their innocence

advocate

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/æd.və.keɪt/ or /ād.vē.keit/

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abogado

an authorized practitioner of law who defends a person's case in a courtroom

anarchy

Sustantivo

/æ.nɜr.ki/ or /ā.nēr.ki/

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anarquía

the state of an organization or country that is lacking in order, authority, or control

dispensation

Sustantivo

/dɪs.pən.seɪ.ʃən/ or /dis.pēn.sei.shēn/

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exención

the privilege of being officially released from an obligation, law, or something that is usually prohibited

entitlement

Sustantivo

/ɛnˈtaɪtəɫmənt/

derecho

a privilege or right that is granted legally

malfeasance

Sustantivo

/mæl.fi.zəns/ or /māl.fi.zēns/

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infracción

an illegal or unjust act committed by a person of high standing

malingerer

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/ma.lɪn.gə.rər/ or /ma.lin.gē.rēr/

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enfermo fingido

an individual who feigns incompetence or illness just so they would not have to do something

martinet

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/mɑ:r.tɪ.nɛt/ or /maar.ti.net/

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rigorista

an individual who demands total obedience to rules, laws, and orders

resolution

Sustantivo

/ˌɹɛzəˈɫuʃən/

resolución

an official decision that is made, particularly when an official body takes a group vote

apocryphal

Adjetivo

/ə.pɑk.rə.fəl/ or /ē.paak.rē.fēl/

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apócrifo

(of a statement or story) unlikely to be authentic, even though it is widely believed to be true

appurtenant

Adjetivo

/ə.pɜr.tə.nənt/ or /ē.pēr.tē.nēnt/

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accesorio

relating or belonging to something bigger or more important, like lifestyles, structures, systems, etc.

defamatory

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/dɪ.fæ.mə.tɔ.ri/ or /di.fā.mē.taw.ri/

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difamatorio

(of statements) intending to ruin someone's reputation with the use of unpleasant or false information

inviolable

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/ɪn.vaɪə.lə.bəl/ or /in.vaiē.lē.bēl/

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inviolable

demanding great respect in a way that cannot be ignored or degraded

inviolate

Adjetivo

/ɪn.vaɪə.lɪt/ or /in.vaiē.lit/

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inmaculado

not affected, and immune to harm, change, disrespect, or destruction

prohibitive

Adjetivo

/proʊ.hɪ.bə.tɪv/ or /prooo.hi.bē.tiv/

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prohibitivo

stopping others from doing something

unimpeachable

Adjetivo

/ʌn.ɪm.pi.ʧə.bəl/ or /an.im.pi.chē.bēl/

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irreprochable

honorable and honest to the point of becoming impossible to criticize, question, or blame

venial

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/vi:.nɪəl/ or /vi.niēl/

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venial

not grave and thus capable of being pardoned or overlooked

to abjure

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/ab.ʤjʊr/ or /ab.jyoor/

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abjurar

to give up or reject a belief, claim, or practice through formal or public declaration

to impute

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/ɪm.pjut/ or /im.pyoot/

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imputar

to falsely assign a quality, particularly a bad one, to a person or thing

wily

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/waɪ.li/ or /vai.li/

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astuto

skillful in achieving what one desires, especially through deceptive means