la acusación/ el (la) acusado(a)/ acusar
accusation/ the accused/ to accuse
el asesino/ el asesinato/ asesinar
murder/ murderer/ to murder
el atraco/ atracar
hold-up, mugging/ to hold up, mug
el cargo
charge
el caso
case
la corte
court
los daños
damages
la demanda/presentar / plantea una demanda (contra)
lawsuit/ to file a lawsuit (against)
el (la) demandado(a)
defendant
el (la) demandante
plaintiff
el (la) desparecido(a)/ desaparecer
disappeared, missing person/ to disappear
la disputa
dispute
el (la) juez(a)
judge
el juicio
trial
el jurado
jury
la pandilla/ el (la) pandillero(a)
gang/ gang member
la pena de muerte/ cadena perpetua
death sentence/ life sentence
el plagio/ plagiar
plagiarism/ to plagiarize
el veredicto
verdict
alegar
to allege
castigar/ el castigo
to punish/ punishment
cometer un delito
to commit a crime
denunciar/ la denuncia
to report (a crime)/ police report
detener
to stop, detain, arrest
dispararle a alguien
to shoot someone
estafar
to cheat, swindle
falsificar
to falsify
herir (ie) a alguien
to wound, hurt someone
hostigar/ el hostigamiento
to harass/ harassment
jurar
to testify/swear
manejar ebrio
drive drunk
ponerle una multa
to give someone a ticket, fine
secuestrar/ el secuestro
to kidnap/ kidnapping
sobornar/ el soborno
to bribe/ bribe, bribery
sospechar/ el (la) sospechoso(a)
to suspect/ suspect
estar condenado(a) a / condenar
to be sentenced to / to convict, sentence
estar preso(a)/ meter preso(a)
to be in prison/ to put in prison
(ser) culpable/ tener la culpa
(to be) guilty
(ser) inocente
(to be) innocent
justo(a)
fair