DECK 1 Flashcards
ARMED ROBBERY
ASALTO
COURT
I HAVE TO GO TO COURT
TRIBUNAL
COURT
I HAVE TO GO TO COURT
JUZGADO
COURTHOUSE
TRIBUNAL
COURT AS AN ADJECTIVE —COURT ORDER
JUDICIAL
LA ORDEN JUDICIAL
THE COURT FINDS
EL JUEZ
THE CRIMINAL
EL DELICUENTE
CRIME
DELITO
THE CASE
LA CAUSA
EVIDENCE
PRUEBAS
Probation
libertad condicional
Misdemeanor
delito menor
Min punishment = 1 day in county jail
Max punishment = 365 days in county jail
• Unique to misdemeanor—You get probation here
Probation
libertad condicional
Felony
delito mayor n delito grave
Parole
libertad preparatoria
not a given you must ask-given so inmate can prep to get back into society
Min punishment = 365 day in state prison
Max punishment = death penalty or life in state prison
County jail
carcel del condado
State prison
penal estatal
Death penalty
pena de muerte
Assault
agresion
Assault n battery
agresion con lesiones
Shoplifting
rateria en tiendas
Robbery
robo
Theft
hurtar
when victim is not present
petty theft
urto menor
depends on value of items taken
grand theft
urto mayor
depends on value of items taken
robbery
robo
person is present, is threatened –felt intimidated and felt threatened
Armed robbery
asalto
–thief uses a weapon person is present, is threatened –felt intimidated and felt threatened
Burglar
ladron
Burglary
escalamiento
–(thief breaks into the house with the intent to commit a felony)
To burglarize
robar en el interior de
Trespassing
intrusion illegal
Breaking and entering
allanamiento de morada
Count 1, or 2
or 3
cargo numero 1 o 2 o 3
Child molestation
abusos deshonestos
means pornography but not abuse
Child abuse
maltrato de un menor
(physical abuse)
abuso de un menor (sexual abuse—means genitals of 1 touch
another)
use:
- —“maltrato o abuso de un menor” (if not sure)
Child rape
violacion de un menor
Violation of a section of law
quebranto del articulo 211 del codigo penal de
california
arraignment
lectura de cargos or instruccion de cargos
arrest warrant
orden de aresto
bench warrant
orden de arresto judicial
order for pretrial detention
auto de formal prision
bribery
soborno (means give a bribe) or sobornar
to accept a bribe—delito de cohecho
conspiracy
confabulacion
drive-by shooting
disparos desde un automovil en movimiento
carjacking
robo violento de un automovil
one gets you out of your car and steals it violently
Post bail
depocitar caucion
bail bond / bond certifiate
depositar fianza
Bailbondsman
el fiancista
Domestic violence
violencia en el hogar, familiar, intrafamiliar
Dui
manejar vajo los efectos del ……alcol o drogas
Dwi
driving while intoxicated— manejar ebrio
A court appearance
comparecencia
A legal charge
acusacion
To legally charge
acusar or imputar
To drop charges
retirar la acusacion
A legal Count
cargo
Kidnapping—
secuestro
Kidnapping for ransom
secuestro por rescate
Abduction
rapto
they want to keep them—never return the victim
The People of the State of California
The people—
The state—
la fiscalia
Versus
contra
Defendant
acusado
On or about
use exact date
Dates
use “12 de mayo”
How do you plead to this charge?—
como se declara a esta acusacion?
Guilty
culpable
Not guilty
no culpable
No contest
no me opongo
Bail is set in the amount of
se fija la caucion en la cantidad de