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| Accusation.....................................................................
Denuncia
Accused person.................................................................
Acusado
Alimony ...........................................................
Pensión alimenticia
Appeal ...........................................................................
Apelación
Appearance in court ...............................................
Comparecencia
Bail.....................................................................................
Fianza
Case ......................................................................................
Caso
Civil law ....................................................................
Derecho civil
Court ....................................................................
Tribunal / corte
Court of appeals ...............................................Corte
de apelaciónes
Criminal law.............................................................
Derecho penal
Custody ..................................................................Patria
potestad
Defend ............................................................................
Defender
Defense attorney ..................................................Abogado
defensor
District Attorney .................................................................
Fiscal
Embezzlement...................................................................Desfalco
Eye witness................................................................
Testigo ocular
False witness.................................................................Testigo
falso
Fees ..............................................................................
Honorarios
Fight case ..................................................................
Pelear el caso
Fine .....................................................................................Multa
Fraud..................................................................................
Fraude
Guilt...................................................................................
Culpa
Guilty..............................................................................
Culpable
Hearing.........................................................................
Audiencia
Higher court ............................................................
Corte superior
House arrest ....................................................
Arresto domiciliario
Illegal ....................................................................
Ilegal, prohibido
Impediment to leave country ....................... Impedimento
de salida
Innocent ..........................................................................
Inocente
Judge.........................................................
Juez (masc),Jueza (fem)
Jury ...................................................................................
Jurado
Law suit .........................................................................Demanda
Lawyer .............................................................................Abogado
Lawyer's bar...................................................
Colegio de Abogados
Legal ...................................................................................
Legal
Legal form .................................................................
Papel sellado
Lower court ..............................................................Corte
inferior
Not guilty .......................................................
No culpable/absuelto
Plea ..................................................................................
Alegato
Ruling ...................................................................................
Fallo
Plaintiff ....................................................................
Demandante
Property .........................................................................
Propiedad
Prosecutor ............................................................Fiscal/procurador
Sentence ............................................................
Condena/sentencia
Suit ................................................................................Demanda
Summons ........................................................................Citación
Take the case (lawyer)...............................................
Llevar el caso
Take to trial ..............................................................Llevar
a juicio
Testify ............................................................................
Declarar
Testify against......................................... Testificar
/ declarar contra
Testify for ......................................... Tesitificar
/ declarar a favor de
Trial .....................................................................................
Juicio
Try ......................................................................Juzgar
/ enjuiciar
Verdict ..................................................................................
Fallo
Will ..............................................................................
Testamento Witness ...............................................................................Testigo
*From Christopher Howard's Guide to Costa Rican Spanish
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