canon law, ecclesiastical law — derecho canónico - international law, law of nations — derecho internacional - Law of Moses, Mosaic law - Islamic law, sharia, shariah, shariah law, sharia law - fıkıh (tr)[Spéc.]

legislative — legislativo[Rel.Pr.]

legal - medicolegal - judge, jurist, justice, lawyer, magistrate — juez, jurista, magistrado, regente[Dérivé]

adjective, procedural — adjetiva, adjetivo - essential, substantive - alienable, transferable — alienable, enajenable, transferible, traspasable - undue — excesivo, indebido - alterable - unalterable - incompetent, unqualified - consensual - revertible - fungible - ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible — hereditario, patrimonial - intra vires - ultra vires - major - minor, nonaged, underage, under age — menor, menor de edad - covert - moot - testate — testado - intestate - null, void — nulo - evidentiary - appellant, appellate — apelante - residuary - reversionary — reversible, reversionario - therefor - scienter - impounding, impoundment, internment, poundage - award, awarding — concesión - appointment - remission, remit, remitment — deber, puntos de consulta - novation — innovación - subrogation - disbarment - derogation - recission, rescission — rescisión - abatement of a nuisance, nuisance abatement - production - law, practice of law - law practice - civil wrong, tort — agravio - delinquency, juvenile delinquency — delincuencia juvenil - comparative negligence - concurrent negligence - contributory negligence - criminal negligence, culpable negligence — imprudencia criminal - neglect of duty - false pretence, false pretences, false pretense — estafa, fraude - resisting arrest - sedition — sedición - sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault — abuso sexual - abduction, kidnaping, kidnapping, ravishing, snatch — robo, secuestro - actual possession - constructive possession - criminal possession - intervention - objection - recusation - recusal, recusation — recusación - alienation - lawmaking, legislating, legislation — legislación - trust busting - enactment, passage — promulgación - law enforcement - legal duty, legal obligation — deber legal - false imprisonment - imprisonment - commutation, re-sentencing — conmutación - contempt — desacato - contempt of Congress - contempt of court — desacato al tribunal - civil contempt - contumacy - criminal contempt - obstruction of justice - due process, due process of law — procedimientos justos, procedimientos justos de la ley - action, action at law, criminal prosecution, legal action, legal proceedings — acción, acción penal, causa, contención, contencioso, demanda, enjuiciamiento, juicio, litigio, pleito, proceso, proceso penal, querella - case, causa, cause, lawsuit, legal proceedings, legal suit, plea, suit, trial — caso, causa, juicio, litigio, pleito, proceso - civil suit — traje civil - class action, class-action suit - countersuit - criminal suit - moot - bastardy proceeding, paternity suit — litigio de paternidad - antitrust case - counterclaim — alegación, contrademanda, reconvención - custody case - lis pendens - legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings — diligencia, expediente - adoption - appeal — apelación - reversal — revocación - affirmation - bankruptcy - receivership - judicial proceeding, litigation, proceedings — litigación - custody battle - vexatious litigation - notification, presentment - naturalisation, naturalization - adjudication, decision, decree, judgement, judgment, judicial decision, pronouncement, sentence, sentencing, verdict — decisión, enjuiciamiento, fallo, juicio, sentencia, veredicto - cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement, confession of judgment - default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default, judgment in absence, judgment in contumacy — juicio en rebeldía - non pros, non prosequitur - final decision, final judgment — decisión final - judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment - judgement in rem, judgment in rem - dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal - judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits - judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment - opinion, ruling — decisión, fallo - Bakke decision - finding - finding of fact, verdict — fallo, juicio, opinión, veredicto - conclusion of law, finding of law - compromise verdict - directed verdict - false verdict - general verdict - quotient verdict - special verdict - acquittal — absolución, descargo, exculpación - murder conviction - rape conviction - robbery conviction - dispossession, eviction, legal ouster — desahucio, desalojo, desposeimiento, lanzamiento - ouster - actual eviction - constructive eviction, eviction - retaliatory eviction - authentication, legalisation, legalization, legitimation — despenalización, legalización - legitimation - trial - Scopes trial - review - judicial review - plea - double jeopardy - criminal procedure, criminal prosecution, prosecution — acusación, juicio, proceso, proceso, juicio - test case, test suit — juicio que hace jurisprudencia - defence, defense, demurrer, denial, plea, repudiation — alegato, declaración, defensa, denegación, guardia - entrapment, in-cloud scavenging, rainout, rain-out - mistrial — juicio nulo - retrial — revista - hearing, session, sitting, trial — audiencia, audiencia pública, sesión, sesión del tribunal, vista - administrative hearing - competence hearing - fair hearing - quo warranto - divorce, divorcement — divorcio - legal separation, separation — separación - condemnation — censura, reprobación, vituperio - drug war - annulment, invalidation — anulación, disolución, invalidación - dissolution of marriage - amnesty, free pardon, pardon — amnistía, indulto, perdón - spoliation - permissive waste, waste - parole - probation — libertad condicional - reprieve, respite — indulto, suspensión de pena - bar — banquillo - court, courtroom — sala, sala de justicia, tribunal - courthouse — palacio de justicia - dock - messuage - color of law, colour of law - effect, force - infection - advowson - human right — derechos humanos - easement - privilege - entitlement, right — derecho, habilitación, titularidad - civil liberties/rights, civil right, civil rights — derechos civiles, derechos humanos, libertades civiles - civil liberty - habeas corpus — hábeas - freedom of religion, freedom of religious beliefs, freedom of worship, religious freedom — libertad de culto, libertad de cultos, libertad de religión, libertad de religiosa - freedom of speech, free speech — liberdad de expresión, liberdad de palabra, libertad de expresión, libertad de palabra - freedom of the press — libertad de imprenta - freedom of assembly - freedom to bear arms - freedom from search and seizure - right to due process - freedom from self-incrimination, privilege against self incrimination - freedom from double jeopardy - right to speedy and public trial by jury - right to an attorney - right to confront accusors - freedom from cruel and unusual punishment - freedom from involuntary servitude - equal protection of the laws - franchise, right to vote, suffrage, vote — derecho de sufragio, derecho de voto, sufragio, voto - freedom from discrimination - equal opportunity - eminent domain - enfranchisement, franchise - patent right - right of election - right of entry - right of re-entry - right of offset - right of privacy - enjoyment, use - usufruct — usufructo - visitation right - jurisdiction, legal power — jurisdicción - venter - presumption - grounds, motive, principle, rationale — fundamento, lógica, motivo, principio, razón - criminal intent, malice aforethought, malicious intent, mens rea - premeditation - mitigating circumstance - probable cause, reasonable and probable cause, reasonable and probable ground, reasonable ground - nuisance - legal system — sistema legal - bail — fianza - jury system - patent system - tax law, tax system — fiscalidad, régimen tributario, sistema de contribuciones - electoral system, voting system — sistema electoral - judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle - jus sanguinis - jus soli - preemption, pre-emption - relation, relation back - rundown, summation, summing up - act, certificate, deed, instrument, juridical act, legal act, legal document, legal instrument, legal transaction, official document, official paper, record — acta, acto jurídico, certificado, documento, documento judicial, documento oficial, escritura, instrumento, partida - derivative, derivative instrument - negotiable instrument, negotiable security, transferable instrument, transferable security - docket - passport — pasaporte - ship's documents, ship's papers, ships papers — documentación del barco - manifest — manifiesto - copy, counterpart, duplicate, print, transcript — calco, copia, duplicado, transcripción - joint resolution — resolución común - debenture — obligación - power of attorney — mandato, poder, procuración - letters of administration - letters testamentary - act, enactment — acta, ley - law — derecho, ley - anti-drug law - anti-racketeering law, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, RICO, RICO Act - antitrust law, antitrust legislation - statute of limitations - constitution, fundamental law, organic law — constitución - Constitution, Constitution of the United States, U.S. Constitution, United States Constitution, US Constitution - public law — derecho público - legislation, statute law — derecho escrito, legislación - enabling legislation - federal job safety law, occupational safety and health act - advice and consent - statute book — código de leyes - bill, measure — proyecto de ley - appropriation bill, bill of supply - bill of attainder - bottle bill - farm bill - trade bill - blue law - blue sky law - gag law - game act, game law - homestead law - poor law - Riot Act - criminal law — derecho criminal, derecho penal - court order — mandato judicial - decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript — auto, decreto, edicto, ordenanza, sentencia - consent decree - curfew — cubrefuego, toque de queda - decree nisi — orden preliminar de divorcio - divestiture - judicial separation, legal separation - prohibition - stay - deadline, delay, reprieve, stay, stay of execution, term, time limit — aplazamiento, demora, dilación, fecha límite, plazo, prórroga, tardanza, término - cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment, injunction — entredicho - mandatory injunction, obligation to do a particular thing - final injunction, permanent injunction, standing injunction - interim injunction, interlocutory injunction, temporary injunction - brief, legal brief - amicus curiae brief - testament, will — testamento - probate, probate will — legalización - codicil — codicilo - living will - deed, deed of conveyance, title — acción - assignment - bill of sale - deed poll - enfeoffment - deed of mortgage, mortgage deed, mortgage document - bill of sale, deed of purchase, deed of sale, title deed — contrato de compraventa, escritura de compraventa, escritura de propiedad - deed of trust, trust agreement, trust deed, trust indenture, trust instrument - conveyance - quitclaim, quitclaim deed - muniments — archivos, documentos - warrant — mandato, orden judicial - search warrant — orden de registro - arrest warrant, bench warrant - death warrant — sentencia de muerte - cachet, lettre de cachet - reprieve - commutation - clearance, franchise, licence, license, permit — autorización, concesión, franquicia, licencia, pase, permiso - letters patent, patent — patente - judgement, judgment, legal opinion, opinion — concepto, criterio, dictamen, enjuiciamiento, juicio, opinión, sentencia, sentir - concurring opinion - dissenting opinion - majority opinion - amnesty, pardon — amnistía, indulto - acquittance, quittance, receipt, release, voucher — descargo, finiquito, recibo - judicial writ, writ — citación, mandato, mandato judicial, orden, orden judicial - assize - certiorari, writ of certiorari - charging order, execution, garnishee order, garnishes order, process bearing the executive formula, warrant for attachment, writ of execution — ejecutoria, ejecutorio - execution, execution of instrument - habeas corpus, writ of habeas corpus — hábeas - venire facias - mandamus, writ of mandamus - attachment - fieri facias - scire facias - sequestration - writ of detinue - election brief, writ of election - writ of error - writ of prohibition - writ of right - authorisation, authorization, mandate, proxy, warrant — autorización, encargo, mandato, orden, poder - process, summons — citación, llamamiento - subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum, summons — cédula de citación, cédula de emplazamiento, citación, comparendo, emplazamiento - subpoena duces tecum - gag, gag order, non-publication order, publication ban - attachment of wages, garnishment, garnishment of wages, impounding of wages, seizure by garnishment, seizure of salary, seizure of wages, wage garnishment - interdict, interdiction - citation — citación - monition, process of monition - police report, report of an offense, ticket — atestado - bill of Particulars - plea, pleading — alegato, defensa, ruego, súplica - affirmative pleading - alternative pleading, pleading in the alternative - answer - evasive answer - plea — disculpa, pretexto - counterplea - dilatory plea - libel - defective pleading - demurrer - objection, rebuttal, rebutter, refutation - replication - rejoinder - special pleading - surrebuttal, surrebutter - plaintiff's surrejoinder, reply to the duplique, surrejoinder - plea bargain, plea bargaining - legislative act, statute — estatuto - enabling act, enabling clause - ordinance - emergency act, emergency legislation, special act, special statute - rule of evidence - legal code - criminal code, penal code — código penal - U. S. Code, United States Code - building code, building regulation - fire code - health code, sanitary code - specification - connivance, secret approval, tacit consent — complicidad, connivencia - libel — libelo - Bill of Rights — declaración de derechos, ley fundamental - First Amendment - Fifth Amendment - Fourteenth Amendment - Eighteenth Amendment - submission - evidence — evidencia, indicio, prueba - testimony — atestación, atestiguamiento, testificación, testimonio - corpus delicti — cuerpo del delito - direct evidence - res gestae - circumstantial evidence, indirect evidence — pruebas circunstanciales - corroborating evidence - hearsay evidence - state's evidence - declaration — declaración - affidavit — afidávit, Declaración Jurada - verification - subornation - alibi - caveat — advertencia de suspensión - jactitation - dictum, obiter dictum - written agreement — acuerdo escrito - issue of law, legal matter, matter of law, question of law - sidebar - pretrial, pretrial conference - arbitration - citation - deposition, statement — afidávit, auténtica, declaración, deposición - cross-examination — repregunta - direct examination - redirect, redirect examination, reexamination - disclaimer - argument, demur, demurral, demurrer, objection — objeción, reparo - dissent — desacuerdo, disensión, inconformidad - discovery - judicial admission, stipulation — condición, estipulación - allegation — alegación, demanda, querella - subornation of perjury - combination in restraint of trade - firm of solicitors, law firm, lawyer's office, legal practice, legal practise — abogacía, bufete - Conservative Judaism - bar, legal community, legal profession — abogacía, foro - Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice, Justice Department, Ministry of Justice — ministerio de Justicia - BJA, Bureau of Justice Assistance - C.I.D., Criminal Investigation Department, F.B.I., FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation — F.B.I., policía judicial - circuit court of appeals - circuit - military court - moot court - night court - provost court — tribunal de policía militar - police court — juzgado de guardia - probate court - quarter sessions — audiencia trimestral - superior court — corte superior - House of Lords, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court — corte suprema, Tribunal Supremo - high court, state supreme court, supreme court, the Supreme Court — audiencia, el Tribunal Supremo, tribunal supremo - traffic court - trial court - judicial branch - panel, venire - grand jury — jurado de acusación - hung jury — jurado sin mayoría - petit jury, petty jury - blue ribbon jury, special jury - administrative law — derecho administrativo - civil law — derecho civil - case law, common law, precedent — derecho consuetudinario - law of the land - admiralty law, marine law, maritime law — derecho marítimo - martial law — derecho de guerra, ley marcial - commercial law, commercial legislation, law merchant, mercantile law — derecho mercantil, legislación comercial - military law — derecho militar - statutory law — ley estatutaria - securities law - tax law — derecho fiscal - domicile, legal residence - defendant, suspect, the accused — acusado, defendido, demandado, procesado, querellado - advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader — abogado - amicus curiae, friend of the court - assignee — apoderado, cesionario - assignor - attorney general — fiscal del tribunal supremo, ministro de justicia - barrister — abogado - chief justice — Presidente del Tribunal Supremo - contractor — contratista - conveyancer - client, customer — cliente - defense attorney, defense lawyer — abogado defensor - divorce lawyer - filer - intervenor - Jane Doe - John Doe - judge advocate general - jurist, legal expert — jurisconsulto, jurisperito, jurista - justice of the peace, magistrate — juez de distrito, juez de paz - lawgiver, lawmaker - attorney, lawyer — abogada, abogado, apoderado, jurista, letrado, notario, picapleitos, procurador, togado - legal representative - lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator — legislador - liquidator, receiver — liquidador - litigant, litigator — litigante - next friend - notary, notary public, scrivener, solicitor — notario - ordinary - owner, proprietor — amo, dueño, propietario - legal assistant, paralegal - party — interesado, parte - accuser, complainant, plaintiff — demandante, demandante; querellante., querellante - prevailing party, successful party - promulgator — promulgador - district attorney, prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, prosecutrix, public prosecutor — fiscal, procurador, procuradora - legal aid counsel, public defender — abogado de oficio, abogado de pobres - referee - reversioner - Richard Roe - solicitor — abogado, notario, procurador - transferee - transferor - trial attorney, trial lawyer - trial judge - trier - legal guardian, trustee - ux., uxor - vouchee - attestant, attestator, attestor, witness — testimonio - witness — testigo - estate for life, life estate - assignment, grant — cesión - heritage, inheritance — herencia - accretion - bequest, legacy — herencia, legado - devise - jointure, legal jointure - heirloom - interest, stake — interés, participación - vested interest — derecho adquirido - relief - actual damages, compensatory damages, damages at large, general damages - nominal damages - exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money - legal fee - reversion - escheat - recognisance, recognizance — fianza - record — archivos, registro - legal relation — relación jurídica - fiduciary relation - bank-depositor relation - confidential adviser-advisee relation - conservator-ward relation - director-stockholder relation - executor-heir relation - attorney-client relation, lawyer-client relation - partner relation - receiver-creditor relation - trustee-beneficiary relation - legal status - civil death - citizenship — ciudadanía - condition, marital status, state — estado - marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock — casamiento, connubio, enlace, matrimonio, unión - bigamy — bigamia - civil union - common-law marriage - legal rule, rule of law — regla jurídica - legal representation — procuraduría - diplomatic immunity — inmunidad diplomática - limitation — limitación - republish - attorn - prove - recuse — recusar - filiate - charge - plead — alegar, declararse, defender, hablar por alguien - plea-bargain - re-examine — reexaminar - challenge, take exception — recusar - get off - pardon — absolver, dispensar, indultar, perdonar - amnesty, grant an amnesty to — amnistiar - extenuate, mitigate, palliate — atenuar - convict, find guilty, pronounce guilty — condenar, declarar culpable, encontrar culpable - reconvict - adjudge, adjudicate, assess, condemn, doom, pass sentence on, sentence, try — condenar, encontrar, enjuiciar, fallar, juzgar, procesar, sentenciar - capacitate - recuse - file, register — presentar - docket - docket - verify - attest, bear witness, take the stand, testify - attest, bear witness, be a tribute to, depose, evidence, give evidence, prove, show, testify, witness, witness to — acreditar, atestar, atestiguar, certificar, dar fe, declarar, demostrar, manifestar, ser testigo de, testificar, testimoniar - advocate, argue, plead — abogar, abogar por, advocar, apelar - demur - counterclaim - convey, transfer — transferir, traspasar - render, submit — devolver, entregar, presentar, rendir - prefer - probate - bail out — pagar fianza - gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand — aprisionar, encarcelar, incarcerar, meter bajo siete llaves - bind over — obligar legalmente - aggrieve - appearance, appearing, coming into court — comparecencia - give - stultify - chance-medley — encontronazo - barratry - champerty - criminal maintenance, maintenance - filibuster — intervención parlamentaria hecha para impedir que una moción se vote, obstruccionista - debarment - bench - assumed name, DBA, Doing Business As, fictitious name - Nineteenth Amendment - cause of action - attestation - settlor, trustor - satisfaction[Domaine]

derecho (n.m.) • jurisprudence (n.) • jurisprudencia (n.f.) • law (n.) • legislación (n.f.) • legislation (n.) • ley (n.)