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Georgia AOC Court Forms English-Spanish Glossary 2016 Final
Georgia AOC Court Forms English-Spanish Glossary 2016 Final
ENGLISH-SPANISH GLOSSARY
2015-16 Court Forms Translation Project
SOURCES
Grammar, Usage, and General Terminology:
Nueva gramtica de la lengua espaola (Real Academia Espaola)
Ortografa de la lengua espaola (Real Academia Espaola)
Principales novedades de la ltima edicin de la Ortografa de la lengua espaola (2010)
Diccionario de la lengua espaola (Real Academia Espaola)
Diccionario panhispnico de dudas (Real Academia Espaola)
Glosario Internacional del Traductor (Marina Orellana)
Diccionario de uso del espaol (Mara Moliner)
http://www.fundeu.es/ (Fundacin del Espaol Urgente)
Judicial Terminology:
Bilingual Dictionary of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Terms (Norma Connolly)
Diccionario jurdico (Gmez de Liao)
Diccionario de terminologa jurdica mexicana, espaol-ingls (Javier E. Becerra)
Diccionario de trminos jurdicos (Alcaraz-Var)
Spanish-English Dictionary of Law and Business (Thomas L. West, III)
Diccionario de trminos jurdicos (Pierre Colonna d'Istria)
El espaol jurdico (Alcaraz Var and Brian Hughes)
Diccionario jurdico elemental (Cabanellas de Torres)
Diccionario de ciencias jurdicas (Rogelio Moreno Rodrguez)
Criminal Court Dictionary (Dennis McKenna)
Bilingual Dictionary of Criminal Justice Terms (Benmaman, Connolly & Loos)
El ingls jurdico americano (Alcaraz-Var)
Terminology Websites:
http://iate.europa.eu/ (InterActive Terminology for Europe)
http://www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary/ (Canadian Legal Glossary)
http://unterm.un.org/UNTERM/portal/welcome (United Nations Terminology Database)
https://www.imf.org/external/np/term/esl/pdf/glossarys.pdf (Glossary of Terms of the International Monetary Fund)
http://eudict.com/?lang=engspa&word= (European Community Dictionaries)
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bills facturas
bind over consignar (a un tribunal superior) para ser
enjuiciado, vincular a proceso al inculpado
binding vinculante, obligatorio
bodily injury lesiones fsicas, lesiones corporales
bond surety garanta de fianza
fiador, fiancista
bonds bonos
bound over for trial consignar a juicio, someter a juicio,
enjuiciar al acusado
brokerage accounts cuenta de corretaje
estate brokerage account cuenta de corretaje patrimonial, cuenta
de corretaje del caudal hereditario
bulletin board forum tablero de anuncios del foro
burden of proof carga de la prueba; peso de la prueba,
obligacin de probar, responsabilidad de
probar, onus probandi
burial instructions instrucciones funerarias
burial plot parcela de sepultura
business days das hbiles, das laborables
business interests, whether intereses comerciales, bien sean activos o
active or passive pasivos
business organization organizacin comercial, sociedad
mercantil, organizacin empresarial
by operation of law por ministerio de la ley, por efecto de la
ley, de pleno derecho
call witnesses (to testify) citar/convocar testigos a prestar
declaracin/atestiguar
carry out the provisions of ejecutar/cumplir las disposiciones
(the will) testamentarias
case causa, causa judicial, proceso civil, asunto,
expediente, caso; soporte legal, motivos,
fundamentos; argumentos jurdicos de la
defensa/acusacin; indicios racionales de
criminalidad
case monitoring supervisin del caso
caseload reports informes sobre el volumen de causas
cases for injuries to persons causas relacionadas con lesiones a
or damage to property personas o daos a la propiedad
cases involving contract causas relacionadas con litigios
disputes contractuales
cash bond fianza en efectivo
cash match for grants J4C equivalente en efectivo para Justice for Children
subvenciones J4C Jessica for Cities Working Group
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deliver entregar
Department of Motor Departamento de Vehculos Automotores Department of Drivers Services (DDS)
Vehicle Safety (DMVS) (DDS, por sus siglas en ingls) http://www.dds.ga.gov/
Departamento de Seguridad de Vehculos
Automotores (DMVS),
dependents personas a cargo
deposit account fraud fraude de cuenta corriente
Detention Center centro de detencin
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hitchhikers autostopista
hold in contempt desacato al tribunal, contumacia,
desacato judicial
hope of benefit or fear of esperanza de beneficios/merced o temor
injury de agravio/perjuicio
hybrid DUI/Drug programa hbrido de drogas/conduccin http://www.enciclopedia-
juridica.biz14.com/d/delitos-contra-la-seguridad-
bajo los efectos del alcohol
del-trafico/delitos-contra-la-seguridad-del-
programa hbrido de drogas/conducir trafico.htm
bajo los efectos del alcohol, programa
hbrido de drogodependencia/manejar en
estado de ebriedad
identity theft robo de identidad
ignition interlock device dispositivo de bloqueo de encendido,
dispositivo de (bloqueo de) ignicin,
alcoholmetro en el encendido,
dispositivo de control del arranque,
dispositivo de traba del encendido
illegal drugs drogas ilcitas, estupefacientes ilegales
illness and/or hospitalization enfermedad u hospitalizacin http://aplica.rae.es/orweb/cgi-
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implementation of standards aplicacin de normas
in light of en vista de
incapacitated adult adulto incapacitado, adulto inhabilitado
adult under a legal disability adulto bajo una discapacidad reconocida
legalmente
incidental contact contacto fortuito, contacto accidental
incoming and outgoing email correo electrnico enviado o recibido
indebtedness deudas, adeudos
indigent insolvente, acusado insolvente
Information technology tecnologa de la informacin, informtica,
tecnologa informtica
inheritance herencia
instrument documento, escritura, instrumento
insurance policy pliza de seguros
insurance umbrella seguro general
intended use uso previsto, uso planeado, finalidad
prevista, uso adecuado, uso final, uso
proyectado, fin previsto, uso propuesto
intensive expert reviews evaluacin pericial minuciosa
interested persons partes interesadas, personas interesadas
Internet service provider proveedor de servicio de Internet
internet-based comunicacin va Internet, comunicacin
communication por Internet, comunicacin en Internet
Interrogatories interrogatorios, absolucin de posiciones
list of interrogatories pliego interrogatorio
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deliberadamente, sagazmente,
voluntariamente
land tierras, predio, terreno, parcela
other than land or an aparte de tierras o derechos sobre
interest in land tierras/derechos reales/participacin en
parcelas/tierras
language and hearing intrpretes para las personas que no
impaired interpreters hablan el idioma o que tienen
discapacidades auditivas
last illness ltima enfermedad, enfermedad final
last will of the decedent ltima voluntad del causante / del difunto
/ del finado
law enforcement officer agente del orden pblico
lawful will testamento legtimo
laws enacted by the leyes promulgadas por la legislatura
legislature
leaving the scene of an abandonar el lugar de un accidente
accident
failure to report incumplimiento/no cumplir con la
obligacin de reportar/informar/notificar
(de un accidente)
legal advice asesora jurdica, asesora legal,
asesoramiento jurdico
legal and tax advice asesora jurdica y tributaria
legal authority competencia jurdica, autoridad jurdica
legal cause to object or causa legal/prxima/inmediata para
contest objetar o impugnar
legal doctors prescription con receta mdica, con receta vlida,
lawfully prescribed por legtima prescripcin facultativa,
legtimamente recetadas
legal exception to the excepciones a las normas (jurdicas) que
hearsay rule rigen el testimonio o la prueba por
referencia/de odas
legal exceptions excepciones/objeciones/salvedades
(jurdicas)
legal grounds causal, fundamento de derecho,
fundamentacin jurdica
legal information informacin de carcter jurdico
legal orphans hurfano jurdico
legal representation representacin legal, representacin
jurdica, representacin letrada
legal responsibilities or your responsabilidades jurdicas o posibles
potential liabilities obligaciones
legal services (provided by servicios jurdicos
the attorney)
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liquidated damages hearing audiencia para indemnizacin por daos y Diccionario de trminos jurdicos (Alcaraz-
perjuicios exigible y lquida o determinada Var)
por operacin matemtica; indemnizacin
cuyo monto ha sido fijado o convenido en
un contrato
local board of education consejo de educacin local, junta local de http://www.fundeu.es/recomendacion/los-
nombres-de-la-instituciones-en-mayuscula/
educacin
log (communications) registrar (comunicaciones)
loss through negligence prdida por negligencia
made available ofrecer, a disposicin
Magistrate Court juzgado de instruccin Estos tribunales son de primera instancia y, en
tribunal de instruccin cierto sentido de instruccin, aunque tambin
juzgado municipal tienen competencias en la jurisdiccin civil,
como en los procedimientos de adopcin, los
tribunal de magistrados
de afiliacin, etc. (Alcaraz-Var)
tribunal de paz
tribunal de magistrados,
tribunal de primera nominacin
make (it) available poner a disposicin de
mandatory jail time (carries) condena obligatoria/preceptiva de
reclusin/privacin de libertad/
encarcelamiento
mandatory minimum condena mnima obligatoria que dispone
penalties under the law la ley/conforme a la ley
manner set forth in the de la manera convenida en la peticin, de
petition la manera expuesta en la peticin
maximum of the law (the) con el mximo rigor de la ley, hasta el
mximo lmite de la ley
may be called upon cabe la posibilidad de que se le exija/
pida/ordene
measure of damages magnitud / extensin de los daos
mediation mediacin
mediators and neutrals mediadores y rbitros neutrales
mental health salud mental
mental health commitments procedimientos de admisin involuntaria
para casos de salud mental
merits of the case base jurdica de la causa, fondo/sustancia
del asunto, fondo del litigio, cuestin
central del proceso o pleito, base jurdica
de la causa, mrito procesal
mind altering drug psicotrpicos, sustancias psicotrpicas,
frmacos psicotrpicos
misappropriation malversacin, desfalco
misdemeanor delito menor
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