Verbos relacionados con el sistema jurídico

to allege

Verbo

/ə.lɛʤ/ or /ē.lej/

a

ə

ll

l

e

ɛ

g

ʤ

e

afirmar

to say something is the case without providing proof for it

to accuse

Verbo

/ə.kjuz/ or /ē.kyooz/

a

ə

cc

k

u

ju

s

z

e

(imputar)

acusar

to formally say that someone has done something wrong or illegal, often involving making specific charges against them

to sue

Verbo

/su/ or /soo/

s

s

ue

u

demandar

to bring a charge against an individual or organization in a law court

to bail

Verbo

/beɪl/ or /beil/

b

b

ai

eɪ

l

l

pagar la fianza de

to release someone until their trial after they gave an amount of money to the court

to entitle

Verbo

/ɛn.taɪ.təl/ or /en.tai.tēl/

e

ɛ

n

n

t

t

i

aɪ

t

t

ə

l

l

e

dar derecho a

to give someone the legal right to have or do something particular

to prosecute

Verbo

/prɑ.sə.kjut/ or /praa.sē.kyoot/

p

p

r

r

o

ɑ

s

s

e

ə

c

k

u

ju

t

t

e

procesar

to try to charge someone officially with a crime in a court as the lawyer of the accuser

to enact

Verbo

/ɛn.ækt/ or /en.ākt/

e

ɪ

n

n

a

æ

c

k

t

t

promulgar

to approve a proposed law

to repeal

Verbo

/ɹiˈpiɫ/, /ɹɪˈpiɫ/

(derogar)

revocar

to officially cancel a law, regulation, or policy, making it no longer valid or in effect

to impeach

Verbo

/ɪm.piʧ/ or /im.pich/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

ea

i

ch

ʧ

(destituir)

impeachar

to formally charge or accuse someone of a crime or misdemeanor

to charge

Verbo

/ʧɑrʤ/ or /chaarj/

ch

ʧ

a

ɑ

r

r

g

ʤ

e

acusar

to officially accuse someone of an offense

to indict

Verbo

/ɪn.daɪt/ or /in.dait/

i

ɪ

n

n

d

d

i

aɪ

c

t

t

acusar

to officially accuse a person of a crime

to imprison

Verbo

/ɪmp.rɪ.zən/ or /imp.ri.zēn/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

r

r

i

ɪ

s

z

o

ə

n

n

encarcelar

to put someone in prison or keep them somewhere and not let them go

to jail

Verbo

/ʤeɪl/ or /jeil/

j

ʤ

ai

eɪ

l

l

(meter en prisión)

encarcelar

to put someone in a designated facility either as punishment or while waiting for legal proceedings

to intern

Verbo

/ɪn.tɜrn/ or /in.tērn/

i

ɪ

n

n

t

t

e

ɜ

r

r

n

n

(detener)

internar

to restrict someone's freedom by confining them, often done for security, control, or public safety reasons

to incarcerate

Verbo

/ɪn.kɑr.sɜ.reɪt/ or /in.kaar.sē.reit/

i

ɪ

n

n

c

k

a

ɑ

r

r

c

s

e

ɜ

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

encarcelar

to confine someone in prison or a similar facility due to legal reasons or as a form of punishment

to acquit

Verbo

/ək.wɪt/ or /ēk.vit/

a

ə

c

k

q

u

w

i

ɪ

t

t

absolver

to officially decide and declare in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime

to litigate

Verbo

/lɪ.tɪ.geɪt/ or /li.ti.geit/

l

l

i

ɪ

t

t

i

ɪ

g

g

a

eɪ

t

t

e

litigar

to initiate legal action against another party or person

to adjudicate

Verbo

/ə.ʤu.dɪ.keɪt/ or /ē.joo.di.keit/

a

ə

d

j

ʤ

u

u

d

d

i

ɪ

c

k

a

eɪ

t

t

e

(juzgar)

arbitrar

to make a formal decision or judgment about who is right in an argument or dispute

to formalize

Verbo

/fɔr.mə.laɪz/ or /fawr.mē.laiz/

f

f

o

ɔ

r

r

m

m

a

ə

l

l

i

aɪ

z

z

e

(ratificar)

formalizar

to make something legally valid

to recuse

Verbo

/rɪ.kjuz/ or /ri.kyooz/

r

r

e

ɪ

c

k

u

ju

s

z

e

(inhabilitar)

recusar

to formally object or challenge a judge's participation in a case, often due to concerns about their impartiality or potential conflicts of interest

to penalize

Verbo

/pɛ.nə.laɪz/ or /pe.nē.laiz/

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

a

ə

l

l

i

aɪ

z

z

e

(castigar)

penalizar

to impose a punishment on someone for a wrongdoing or violation

to subpoena

Verbo

/sə.pi.nə/ or /sē.pi.nē/

s

s

u

ə

b

p

p

oe

i

n

n

a

ə

(convocar)

citar

to officially summon someone to attend a court proceeding, produce evidence, or provide testimony under penalty of law

to legalize

Verbo

/li.gə.laɪz/ or /li.gē.laiz/

l

l

e

i

g

g

a

ə

l

l

i

aɪ

z

z

e

legalizar

to permit something by law, granting people the right or freedom to do it

to legislate

Verbo

/lɛ.ʤɪs.leɪt/ or /le.jis.leit/

l

l

e

ɛ

g

ʤ

i

ɪ

s

s

l

l

a

eɪ

t

t

e

legislar

to create or bring laws into effect through a formal process

to forfeit

Verbo

/fɔr.fɪt/ or /fawr.fit/

f

f

o

ɔ

r

r

f

f

ei

ɪ

t

t

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 testify

Verbo

/tɛs.tə.faɪ/ or /tes.tē.fai/

t

t

e

ɛ

s

s

t

t

i

ə

f

f

y

aɪ

(declarar)

testificar

to make a statement as a witness in court saying something is true