Navigate the legal world in Spanish! 200 essential terms for lawyers, courts, and legal documents.
🎯 What's inside:
• 200 legal terms for levels B2-C1
• Court, contracts, and litigation
• Criminal and civil law vocabulary
- abogado
- lawyer / attorney
- juez
- judge
- tribunal
- court / tribunal
- juzgado
- courthouse / court
- demanda
- lawsuit / claim
- demandante
- plaintiff / claimant
- demandado
- defendant [civil]
- acusado
- accused / defendant [criminal]
- fiscal
- prosecutor / district attorney
- defensor
- defense attorney / public defender
- testigo
- witness
- perito
- expert witness / forensic expert
- jurado
- jury
- sentencia
- sentence / ruling
- veredicto
- verdict
- fallo
- ruling / judgment
- resolución
- resolution / court order
- apelación
- appeal
- recurso
- legal remedy / appeal
- amparo
- constitutional protection / injunction
- juicio
- trial / legal proceeding
- audiencia
- hearing / court session
- proceso
- legal process / proceeding
- expediente
- case file / dossier
- causa
- case / legal cause
- litigio
- litigation / dispute
- controversia
- controversy / dispute
- arbitraje
- arbitration
- mediación
- mediation
- conciliación
- conciliation / settlement
- ley
- law / statute
- código
- code [legal]
- constitución
- constitution
- reglamento
- regulation / bylaw
- decreto
- decree / executive order
- norma
- norm / regulation
- estatuto
- statute / charter
- jurisprudencia
- case law / jurisprudence
- legislación
- legislation
- reforma
- reform / amendment
- artículo
- article / section [of law]
- fracción
- subsection / clause
- disposición
- provision / legal requirement
- vigencia
- validity / effective period
- derogación
- repeal / abrogation
- promulgación
- enactment / promulgation
- derecho
- right / law [as discipline]
- obligación
- obligation / duty
- responsabilidad
- liability / responsibility
- culpabilidad
- guilt / culpability
- inocencia
- innocence
- presunción
- presumption
- impunidad
- impunity
- delito
- crime / offense
- crimen
- crime [serious]
- infracción
- infraction / violation
- falta
- misdemeanor / minor offense
- fraude
- fraud
- robo
- theft / robbery
- homicidio
- homicide
- secuestro
- kidnapping
- extorsión
- extortion
- soborno
- bribery
- cohecho
- bribery [legal term]
- lavado de dinero
- money laundering
- corrupción
- corruption
- negligencia
- negligence
- dolo
- malice / criminal intent
- culpa
- fault / negligence [legal]
- agravante
- aggravating factor
- atenuante
- mitigating factor
- reincidencia
- recidivism / repeat offense
- pena
- penalty / sentence
- sanción
- sanction / penalty
- multa
- fine
- prisión
- prison / imprisonment
- cárcel
- jail / prison
- fianza
- bail / bond
- libertad condicional
- parole / conditional release
- arraigo
- house arrest / detention order
- indulto
- pardon
- prescripción
- statute of limitations
- caducidad
- expiration / lapse
- prueba
- evidence / proof
- evidencia
- evidence
- testimonio
- testimony
- declaración
- statement / deposition
- confesión
- confession
- peritaje
- expert assessment / forensic report
- dictamen
- expert opinion / ruling
- acta
- official record / minutes
- notificación
- notification / legal notice
- citatorio
- summons / subpoena
- emplazamiento
- service of process / summons
- requerimiento
- formal demand / court order
- embargo
- seizure / attachment of assets
- decomiso
- confiscation / seizure
- orden de aprehensión
- arrest warrant
- cateo
- search [legal]
- detención
- arrest / detention
- comparecencia
- court appearance
- alegato
- plea / legal argument
- réplica
- rebuttal / reply
- objeción
- objection
- desistimiento
- withdrawal / dismissal
- sobreseimiento
- dismissal / acquittal
- absolución
- acquittal / absolution
- condena
- conviction / sentence
- indemnización
- compensation / damages
- reparación del daño
- restitution / damage repair
- daños y perjuicios
- damages [legal]
- contrato
- contract / agreement
- convenio
- agreement / covenant
- cláusula
- clause / provision
- estipulación
- stipulation / term
- incumplimiento
- breach / noncompliance
- rescisión
- termination / rescission
- nulidad
- nullity / voidance
- vigente
- in force / valid
- derogado
- repealed / abrogated
- lícito
- lawful / legal
- ilícito
- unlawful / illicit
- legítimo
- legitimate / lawful
- jurídico
- legal / juridical
- forense
- forensic
- notarial
- notarial
- mercantil
- commercial / mercantile
- penal
- criminal / penal
- civil
- civil [law]
- laboral
- labor / employment [law]
- tributario
- tax / tributary [law]
- administrativo
- administrative [law]
- constitucional
- constitutional
- internacional
- international [law]
- escritura pública
- public deed / notarized document
- poder
- power of attorney
- fe de hechos
- notarized statement of facts
- certificación
- certification / certified copy
- apostilla
- apostille
- legalización
- legalization / authentication
- ratificación
- ratification / confirmation
- promesa
- promise / promissory agreement
- cesión
- assignment / transfer
- sucesión
- succession / inheritance proceedings
- testamento
- will / testament
- herencia
- inheritance / estate
- heredero
- heir
- albacea
- executor [of a will]
- patrimonio
- estate / assets / net worth
- bienes
- assets / property / goods
- acreedor
- creditor
- deudor
- debtor
- garantía
- guarantee / collateral
- hipoteca
- mortgage / lien
- gravamen
- lien / encumbrance
- embargo preventivo
- precautionary seizure
- quiebra
- bankruptcy
- concurso mercantil
- insolvency proceedings
- liquidación
- liquidation / winding up
- sociedad
- corporation / company [legal entity]
- persona moral
- legal entity / corporation
- persona física
- natural person / individual
- representante legal
- legal representative
- apoderado
- attorney-in-fact / agent
- actuario
- court clerk / actuary
- secretario de acuerdos
- court secretary / clerk of court
- magistrado
- magistrate / justice
- ministerio público
- public prosecutor's office
- querella
- criminal complaint
- denuncia
- formal complaint / report
- víctima
- victim
- ofendido
- aggrieved party / victim
- imputado
- charged person / indicted
- vinculación a proceso
- indictment / formal charges
- medida cautelar
- precautionary measure
- suspensión
- suspension / stay
- ejecución
- enforcement / execution
- cumplimiento
- compliance / fulfillment
- jurisdicción
- jurisdiction
- competencia
- competence / jurisdiction
- fuero
- jurisdiction / legal privilege
- debido proceso
- due process
- estado de derecho
- rule of law
- despacho
- law firm / legal office
- bufete
- law firm
- litigante
- litigant / trial lawyer
- jurista
- jurist / legal scholar
- tipificar
- to classify [a crime] / to codify
- prescribir
- to prescribe / to expire [legally]
- impugnar
- to challenge / to contest
- revocar
- to revoke / to overturn
- ratificar
- to ratify / to confirm
- notificar
- to notify / to serve notice
- interponer
- to file / to lodge [legal action]
- desahogar
- to carry out [a legal proceeding]
- acreditar
- to prove / to substantiate
- subsanar
- to remedy / to correct [a defect]
- exhorto
- rogatory letter / court request
- auto
- court order / judicial decree
- caución
- security deposit / bond [legal]
