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Letter K Flashcards

1
Q

Kangaroo court

A

una parodia de la justicia, tribunal/juzgado improvisado

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2
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Keep away

A

(inmate) separado, aislado [preso peligroso, vulnerable o que presenta problemas para la seguridad de otros en la cárcel]

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3
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Keep a disorderly house

A

regentar una casa de prostitución, mantener un prostíbulo

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4
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Keep books/ accounts

A

llevar la contabilidad/ contaduría, llevar libros de su negocio o de una cuenta

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5
Q

Keep in mind

A

tener presente, tener en cuenta

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6
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Keep the books

A

llevar la contabilidad/contaduría

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7
Q

Keep the peace

A

mantener el orden publico

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8
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Keep the peace, promise to

A

prometer no alterar el orden publico

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9
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Keisterplant

A

(drug/prison guard slang) guardar drogas en el culo

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10
Q

Key issue

A

factor clave, cuestión importante

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11
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Kickback

A

soborno, comisión ilícita&raquo_space;bribe

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12
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Kick it/ kicking it (gang slang)

A

pasar el rato=hanging out

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13
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Kidnap

A

secuastrar, raprtar (Lat. Am.) plagiar

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14
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Kidnapper

A

secuestrador

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15
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Kidnapping

A

secuestro (con el traslado de la victim), rapto= abduction

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16
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Kidnapping for extortion

A

secuestro por el rescate o extorsión, secuestro extorsivo

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17
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Kidnapping for robbery

A

secuestro para robar

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18
Q

Kill

A

matar, echarse a alguien (mex. Inf), torcer

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19
Q

Kill oneself

A

suicidarse

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20
Q

Killer

A

asesino (mex.) matón

21
Q

Killing

A

homicidio, (murder) asesinato

22
Q

Mass killing

A

matanza

23
Q

Kin

A

familia, parientes, familiares

24
Q

Next of kin

A

familiar(es), pariente(s), más cercanos

25
Q

Kinship

A

parentesco

26
Q

Kite

A

circular cheques en descubierto, extender cheques sin fondos=pass a bad check

27
Q

Kiting

A

circulación de cheques sin fondos

28
Q

Kleptomania

A

cleptomanía

29
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Kleptomaniac

A

cleptómano, cleptomaníaco

30
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Knife

A

cuchillo (often for kitchen knife), navaja (jack-knife, locking blade knife), (mex/inf) fierro

31
Q

Knife case

A

estuche, funda

32
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Gravity knife

A

navaja automática (sin muelle) [navaja activada con movimiento de gravedad]

33
Q

Knife handle

A

mango (de un cuchillo)

34
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Kitchen knife

A

cuchillo (de cocina)

35
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Locking blade knife

A

navaja (cuya hoja se queda fija)

36
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Knife point, at

A

a punta de cuchillo/navaja (por ej. Amenazar a alguien a punta de cuchillo)

37
Q

Knock

A

golpe, tocar (la puerta)

38
Q

Knock notice

A

(tocar para) avisar la presencia de la policía

39
Q

Knockoff

A

imitación [possibly a bootleg]

40
Q

Knock off

A

liquidar [matar]; (un banco) as altar, (designer clothes) copiar/reproducir ilegalmente

41
Q

Know all men by these presents

A

(formal) por la presente se les informa que

42
Q

Know-how

A

(inf)pericia, conocimientos para hacer algo, conocimientos técnicos=expertise

43
Q

Knowingly

A

(deliberatley) a sabiendas

44
Q

Knowingly and willfully

A

a sabiendas e intencionalmente

45
Q

Intellegently and understandingly (waiver of one’s rights)

A

a sabiendas, con conocimiento y comprensión [renunciar a los derechos constitucionales]

46
Q

Intellegently and voluntarily (waiver of one’s rights)

A

a sabiendas, con conocimiento y por su propia voluntad [renunciar a los derechos constitucionales]

47
Q

Knowledge

A

conocimiento

48
Q

Knowledge and belief, to the best of my

A

a mi leal saber y entender, según mi leal saber y entender, conforme a mi mejor saber y entender

49
Q

K-10 (LA County jail guard jargon)

A

preso aislado [preso peligroso o vulnerable]=keep away

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