la legislaciónlegislation · lah leh-hees-lah-SYOHN
el derechoright (legal entitlement) · el deh-REH-choh
el abogadolawyer · el ah-boh-GAH-doh
el juezjudge · el HWEHS
el fiscalprosecutor · el fees-KAHL
el testigowitness · el tehs-TEE-goh
el juradojury · el hoo-RAH-doh
el tribunalcourt (judicial body) · el tree-boo-NAHL
Spanish words for legal proceedings
El juicio is a trial, whereas la sentencia is a judicial decision or judgment. A grammatical sentence is una oración.
La prueba means evidence in this context. These are vocabulary equivalents; the roles and procedures behind them differ between legal systems.
el juiciotrial · el HWEE-syoh
la pruebaevidence · lah PRWEH-bah
la demandalawsuit · lah deh-MAHN-dah
la denunciacriminal complaint · lah deh-NOON-syah
la sentenciajudgment (court decision) · lah sehn-TEHN-syah
la multafine (penalty) · lah MOOL-tah
la apelaciónappeal (legal) · lah ah-peh-lah-SYOHN
la absoluciónacquittal · lah ahb-soh-loo-SYOHN
Spanish crime and investigation words
El delito is a crime or criminal offense. El robo and el hurto both involve taking property, but the legal distinction depends on the jurisdiction.
La cárcel is a prison or jail. The related emergency words lesson covers responders and incident vocabulary.
el delitocrime (criminal offense) · el deh-LEE-toh
el roborobbery · el RROH-boh
el hurtotheft without force · el OOR-toh
el fraudefraud · el FROW-deh
el asesinatomurder · el ah-seh-see-NAH-toh
la investigacióninvestigation · lah een-behs-tee-gah-SYOHN
la detenciónarrest · lah deh-tehn-SYOHN
la cárcelprison · lah KAHR-sehl
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Law and Crime Words in Spanish: full list
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Quick answer:law (individual statute) is la ley, legislation is la legislación, right (legal entitlement) is el derecho, lawyer is el abogado, judge is el juez, prosecutor is el fiscal, witness is el testigo, jury is el jurado, and court (judicial body) is el tribunal.
