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177 Cards in this Set
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Accomplice
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complice
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Acquittal
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absolucion
exoneracion |
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Admitted Into Evidence
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aceptado como pruebas
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Adverse Party
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parte hostil
parte contraria |
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Adverse Witness
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testigo hostil
testigo desfavorable |
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Affiant
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declarante
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Affidavit
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declaracion jurada por escrito
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Affirmative Defense
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defensa de fondo
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Aforementioned
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susodicho
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Aforesaid
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antedicho
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Aforethought
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premeditacion
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Aggravating Circumstances
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circunstancias agravantes
modalidades agravantes |
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Aider and Abettor
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auxiliador e incitador
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Alibi
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coartada
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Allegation
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presuncion
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Alleviate
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mitigar
atenuar |
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Allow Time (to)
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conceder una prorroga
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Alternate
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suplente
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Alternate Juror
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jurado suplente
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Alternatives to Imprisonment
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medidas sustitutivas de reclusion
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Amnesty
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amnistia
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Answer to a Charge (to)
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descargo
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Answer to Interrogatories (to)
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absolucion de posiciones
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Appeal
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apelacion
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Appearance Docket
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lista de comparecientes
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Appointment of Experts
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nombramiento de peritos
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Argumentative
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argumentativa
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Arraignment
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lectura de cargos
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Arrest Warrant
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orden de arresto
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Assumes Facts Not in Evidence
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supone hechos no comprobados
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Attest (to)
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dar fe
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Attorney of Record
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abogado que consta en el acta
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Bail
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caucion
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Bail Bond
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bono de caucion
fianza |
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Bail Bondsmen
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fiancista
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Bail Forfeiture
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confiscacion de la caucion
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Bail Exoneration
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descargo de la caucion
exoneracion de la caucion |
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Bail Reinstatement
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reposicion de la caucion
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Bail Revocation
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revocacion de la caucion
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Bailiff
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alguacil
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Bench Warrant
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orden de arresto judicial
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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fuera de toda duda razonable
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Bind (to)
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vincularse
obligarse |
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Bind Oneself (to)
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comprometerse
vincularse obligarse |
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Bind Over (to)
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consignar al tribunal superior
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Blunt
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contundente
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Bodily Harm
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danos corporales
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Bodily Injuries
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lesiones corporales
danos corporales |
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Bond
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fianza
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Book (to)
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fichar el arresto
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Bound Over
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consignado al tribunal superior para ser juzgado
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Brief
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escrito
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Bring Up For Trial (to)
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someter a juicio
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Bring to Justice (to)
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capturar (police)
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Burden of Proof
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cargo o peso de la prueba
obligacion de comprobar |
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Calendar
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calendario judicial
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Calendar Days
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dias naturales
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California Youth Authority
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correcional de menores de California
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Capital Punishment
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pena capital
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Carry Into Effect (to)
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poner en ejecucion
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Case
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causa
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Case Heard and Concluded
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causa conocida y resuelta
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Case Law
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derecho jurisprudencial
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Case Settled
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causa resuelta
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Challenge
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recusacion
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Challenge for Cause
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recusacion fundada
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Chambers
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despacho del juez
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Change of Venue
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cambio de jurisdiccion
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Charge (verb)
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imputar
acusar |
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Charge (noun)
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acusacion
imputacion |
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Charge a Jury (to)
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instruir al jurado
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Circumstantial Evidence
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pruebas indirectas
pruebas indiciares pruebas de presunciones |
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Claim (verb)
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afirmar
exigir reclamar |
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Claim (noun)
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reclamo
pretension |
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Complainant
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querellante
demandante denunciante acusador |
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Complaint
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acusacion formal
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Compliance
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cumplimiento
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Conclusive Proof
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plena prueba
prueba incontestable |
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Concurrent Sentence
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condenas simultaneas
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Conditional Release
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libertad condicional
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Confinement
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reclusion
internacion |
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Confiscation
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decomiso
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Confront (verb)
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carear
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Consolidate
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acumular las causas
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Consolidated Case
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causas acumuladas
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Continuance
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aplazamiento
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Conviction
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condena
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Coroner
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medico forense
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Corporal Punishment
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pena corporal
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Count
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cargo
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Court
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tribunal
juzgado judicial juez |
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Court Appearance
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comparecencia
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Court-Appointed Attorney
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abogado de oficio
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Court Clerk
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actuario
secretario(a) del tribunal |
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Court of Higher Jurisdiction
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tribunal de mayor instancia
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Credit for Time Served (CTS)
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credito por el plazo cumplido
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Criminal
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delincuente (codigo penal)
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Criminal Record
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antecedentes penales
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Cross-examination
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contrainterrogatorio
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Default
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incumplimiento
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Default Judgment
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fallo por falta de comparecencia
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Defendant
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acusado
procesado |
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Defense Attorney
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abogado defensor
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Defense Exhibit A
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prueba de descargo letra A
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Deferred Entry of Judgment (DEJ)
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tratamiento en libertad
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Determination of Priors
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determinacion de condenas anteriores
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Direct Examination
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interrogatorio directo
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Discovery
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revelacion de informacion
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Discover Identity of Informer (to)
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revelar la identidad del informante
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Dismiss
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sobreseer
declara sin lugar desestimar |
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Dismissal of the Case
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sobreseimiento de una causa
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Disposition
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resolucion
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Disregard
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hacer caso omiso
desconsidar |
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District Attorney (DA)
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fiscal
agente del ministerio publico (Mexico) |
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Diversion (i.e. rehab)
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desviacion
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Double Jeopardy
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doble enjuiciamiento
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Drop the Charges (to)
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retirar los cargos
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Due Course of Law
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proceso legal vigente
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Due Process of Law
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debido procedimiento legal
con las garantias procesales debidas |
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Duress
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coaccion
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Duty
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deber
obligacion competencia |
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Elaborate On (verb)
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dar detalles
explayarse |
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Enact (verb)
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promulgar
sancionar |
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Enactment
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promulgacion de una ley
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Encroachment
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usurpacion
intrusion |
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Enforce
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ejecutar
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Enforce a Law (to)
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aplicar una ley
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Enforceable
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ejecutable
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Enforcement
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ejecucion
cumplimiento |
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Enforcement of a Judgment
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ejecucion de una fallo
ejecucion de una sentencia |
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Enhancements
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agravantes
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Enjoin
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prohibir
mandar |
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Enter a Judgment (to)
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dictar sentencia
dictar un fallo |
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Enter a Plea (to)
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declararse
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Evidence
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pruebas
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Evidence for the Defense
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pruebas de descargo
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Evidence for the Prosecution
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pruebas de cargo
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Evidenciary Hearing
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audiencia probatoria
vista probatoria |
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Evidenciary Period
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periodo de probanza
probanzas |
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Examination in Chief
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primer interrogatorio de testigo/principal
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Examination of Witnesses
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interrogatorio de testigos
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Excuse the Jury (to)
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despedir
ausentar al jurado |
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Exemplary Damages
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danos punitivos
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Exhibit
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elemento de prueba
articulo de prueba |
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Expert Witness
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testigo pericial
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Extension
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prorroga
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Extenuating Circumstances
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circunstancias atenuantes
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Eyewitness
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testigo presencial
testigo ocular |
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Failure to Appear (FTA)
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falta de comparecencia
incomparecencia |
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Fair and Just Trial
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juicio imparcial y justo
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False Arrest
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arresto ilegal
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Fate
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suerte
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Fee
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recargo
honorario (de un profesional) |
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Felony
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delito grave
delito mayor |
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Field Sobriety Test (FST)
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prueba de sobriedad en el sitio
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Final Argument
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declaracion de clausura
argumento final |
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Find Guilty (to)
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hallar culpable
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Finding
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hallazgo
determinacion conclusion (Mexico) |
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Fine
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multa
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Fingerprint
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huella dactilar
huella digital |
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First Appeal
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recurso de segunda instancia
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For the Record
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para que conste en actas
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Foreman of the Jury
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portavoz del jurado
presidente del jurado |
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Forfeit Bail
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perder la caucion
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Formal Probation
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libertad a prueba supervisada
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Forensic Pathology
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medicina forense
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Forfeiture Petition
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peticion de confiscacion
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Free on Bail
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libertad provisional bajo caucion
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Furlough
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permiso de salida
salida autorizada |
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Give the Benefit of the Doubt (to)
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darle el beneficio de la duda
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Good Time
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credito por buen comportamiento
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Grand Jury
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gran jurado
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Ground
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fundamento
causal |
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Guilty
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culpable
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Hate-crime
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delito motivado por prejuicios
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Hearsay
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testimonios de terceros
testimonios de oidas rumor |
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Hung Jury
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jurado en desacuerdo
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