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Spanish-English Law Glossary Over 2,000 terms carefully compiled and researched by Reed D. James. Check back for updates. [email protected] http://www.proz.com/pro/76693 Spanish: a cambio English: in exchange Spanish: a costa de English: at the expense of Spanish: a cuyo efecto English: to which end Spanish: a efecto de English: with the object of, for the purpose of Spanish: a efectos de English: for the purpose of Spanish: a horcajadas English: straddling Spanish: a instancia de English: at the request of Spanish: a instancias de English: at the request of Spanish: a la letra English: literal Spanish: a la vez English: at the same time Spanish: a la vista English: at sight Spanish: a la vista de English: in light of Spanish: a la vista del caso de epígrafe English: in the above styled case Spanish: a mayor abundamiento

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Page 1: (ENG Glosario) SpanishEnglish Law Glossary

Spanish-English Law Glossary

Over 2,000 terms carefully compiled and researched by Reed D. James. Check back for updates.

[email protected]

http://www.proz.com/pro/76693

Spanish: a cambioEnglish: in exchange

Spanish: a costa deEnglish: at the expense of

Spanish: a cuyo efectoEnglish: to which end

Spanish: a efecto deEnglish: with the object of, for the purpose of

Spanish: a efectos deEnglish: for the purpose of

Spanish: a horcajadasEnglish: straddling

Spanish: a instancia deEnglish: at the request of

Spanish: a instancias deEnglish: at the request of

Spanish: a la letraEnglish: literal

Spanish: a la vezEnglish: at the same time

Spanish: a la vistaEnglish: at sight

Spanish: a la vista deEnglish: in light of

Spanish: a la vista del caso de epígrafeEnglish: in the above styled case

Spanish: a mayor abundamiento

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English: furthermore

Spanish: a mi juicioEnglish: in my opinion

Spanish: a modo de ejemploEnglish: by way of illustration

Spanish: a nombre deEnglish: in the name of

Spanish: a propuesta deEnglish: on the motion of

Spanish: a pruebaEnglish: a prueba

Spanish: a pruebaEnglish: on approval

Spanish: a pruebaEnglish: on a trial basis

Spanish: a que hubiera lugarEnglish: which may be proper

Spanish: a que se contraeEnglish: referred to

Spanish: A quien corresponda:English: To whom it may concern:

Spanish: a salvoEnglish: safe

Spanish: a su cargoEnglish: in you/his/her/its/their care

Spanish: a su costaEnglish: at its expense

Spanish: a su costaEnglish: at his expense

Spanish: a su digno cargoEnglish: in your worthy care

Spanish: a sus antecedentesEnglish: on the record

Spanish: a tal efectoEnglish: to that end

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Spanish: a tal finEnglish: for this purpose

Spanish: a tenor deEnglish: pursuant to

Spanish: a título deEnglish: by way of

Spanish: a título onerosoEnglish: for value

Spanish: a un sólo efectoEnglish: each equally binding

Spanish: abogadoEnglish: attorney

Spanish: abogado generalEnglish: general counsel

Spanish: absorbibleEnglish: absorbable

Spanish: abuso sexualEnglish: sexual abuse

Spanish: acatamientoEnglish: respect for the law

Spanish: acatamientoEnglish: observance

Spanish: accessiónEnglish: accession

Spanish: accidentalEnglish: acting

Spanish: acción legalEnglish: legal action

Spanish: accionanteEnglish: plaintiff

Spanish: acicatearEnglish: provoke

Spanish: acogerEnglish: admit

Spanish: acogerseEnglish: have recourse to

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Spanish: acogerse aEnglish: take refuge in

Spanish: acogido a la leyEnglish: protected by the law

Spanish: acompañadoEnglish: accompanied

Spanish: aconsejarEnglish: advise, give advice to

Spanish: acordarEnglish: agree to

Spanish: acordarEnglish: decide

Spanish: acordeEnglish: suitable

Spanish: acotamientoEnglish: annotation

Spanish: acreditaciónEnglish: accreditation

Spanish: acreditadoEnglish: accredited

Spanish: acreditarEnglish: demonstrate

Spanish: acreditarEnglish: prove

Spanish: acreedorEnglish: creditor, debtee

Spanish: acreedor hipotecarioEnglish: encumbrancer

Spanish: acta de defunciónEnglish: death certificate

Spanish: acta de inicioEnglish: opening record

Spanish: acta de presenciaEnglish: notarial certificate

Spanish: acta fuera de protocolo

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English: record outside of official records

Spanish: acta notarialEnglish: affidavit

Spanish: acto continuoEnglish: immediately thereafter

Spanish: acto de conciliaciónEnglish: conciliation act

Spanish: acto jurídicoEnglish: legal proceedings

Spanish: actuación notarialEnglish: notarial certificate

Spanish: actuacionesEnglish: proceedings

Spanish: actualizaciónEnglish: update

Spanish: actuarEnglish: take action

Spanish: actuarioEnglish: clerk

Spanish: acudirEnglish: go

Spanish: acuerdo consorcialEnglish: consortium agreement

Spanish: acuerdo de comprasEnglish: purchasing agreement

Spanish: acuerdo de ventaEnglish: sales agreement

Spanish: acumulableEnglish: accumulable

Spanish: acumulativoEnglish: accumulative

Spanish: acuse de reciboEnglish: acknowledgement of receipt

Spanish: adelantarEnglish: pay in advance

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Spanish: adicionalEnglish: additional

Spanish: adjuntarEnglish: attach

Spanish: Administración para el Sustento de MenoresEnglish: Administration for Child Support Enforcement

Spanish: administración públicaEnglish: public administration

Spanish: admisibleEnglish: admissible

Spanish: admisibleEnglish: acceptable

Spanish: admisibleEnglish: allowable

Spanish: admisibleEnglish: legitimate

Spanish: admitir a trámiteEnglish: allow

Spanish: adquirenteEnglish: buyer

Spanish: adquirienteEnglish: purchaser

Spanish: advenimientoEnglish: advent

Spanish: AENOREnglish: Spanish standards office

Spanish: afableEnglish: affable, pleasant, cordial, friendly, kind, sociable, gentle, soft-spoken, sweet-tempered, amiable, good-tempered, warmhearted, good-humoured

Spanish: afectarEnglish: affect

Spanish: afianzarEnglish: strengthen

Spanish: afligirseEnglish: worry, become worried, get worried

Spanish: afortunadamente

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English: fortunately

Spanish: afrontarEnglish: face

Spanish: afrontarEnglish: confront

Spanish: Agencia Española del MedicamentoEnglish: Spanish Medicinal Evaluation Agency

Spanish: agenteEnglish: agent

Spanish: agenteEnglish: representative

Spanish: agente comercialEnglish: commercial agent, business agent

Spanish: agente judicialEnglish: bailiff’s clerk

Spanish: agradecerEnglish: thank

Spanish: agravadoEnglish: aggravated

Spanish: agredirEnglish: attack

Spanish: agregarEnglish: add

Spanish: agresorEnglish: attacker

Spanish: agricultorEnglish: farmer, farm worker

Spanish: aguas territorialesEnglish: territorial waters, maritime waters

Spanish: ahora bienEnglish: now

Spanish: ajustado a derechoEnglish: proper by law

Spanish: ajustarse aEnglish: adhere to

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Spanish: al amparo deEnglish: under the protection of

Spanish: al azarEnglish: at random

Spanish: al calceEnglish: at the foot

Spanish: al corrienteEnglish: up to date

Spanish: al finalEnglish: ultimately

Spanish: al presenteEnglish: at present

Spanish: al principioEnglish: at first, in the beginning, at the beginning, at the start, initially, originally, at the outset

Spanish: alargarEnglish: prolong

Spanish: albaceaEnglish: executor

Spanish: aleatorioEnglish: random

Spanish: alegaciónEnglish: plea

Spanish: alegarEnglish: claim

Spanish: alguacilEnglish: bailiff

Spanish: alguacilEnglish: bailiff

Spanish: alguna vezEnglish: occasionally

Spanish: alicienteEnglish: incentive

Spanish: alicienteEnglish: lure

Spanish: aliciente

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English: temptation

Spanish: allanamientoEnglish: submission to a legal decision

Spanish: allanarseEnglish: accept

Spanish: almacénEnglish: warehouse

Spanish: ama de casaEnglish: housewife

Spanish: amenazaEnglish: threat

Spanish: amiantoEnglish: asbestos

Spanish: ampararEnglish: cover

Spanish: amparoEnglish: protection

Spanish: ampliaciónEnglish: expansion

Spanish: ampliamenteEnglish: largely

Spanish: and Access to Governmental Public InformationEnglish:

Spanish: anécdotaEnglish: anecdote

Spanish: anomalíaEnglish: anomaly

Spanish: anotaciónEnglish: annotation

Spanish: ante el cualEnglish: in which

Spanish: antefirmaEnglish: title of signatory

Spanish: anteproyecto de leyEnglish: draft bill

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Spanish: anteriormenteEnglish: previously

Spanish: anticipadoEnglish: in advance

Spanish: anuenciaEnglish: consent

Spanish: anuenciaEnglish: approval

Spanish: anversoEnglish: recto

Spanish: aparenteEnglish: apparent

Spanish: apartarseEnglish: depart

Spanish: aparte deEnglish: aside from

Spanish: apegoEnglish: adherence

Spanish: apelaciónEnglish: appeal

Spanish: apelación en ambos efectosEnglish: suspensive appeal

Spanish: apellidoEnglish: surname

Spanish: apercibimientoEnglish: warning

Spanish: apersonarseEnglish: appear in person

Spanish: aplicableEnglish: applicable

Spanish: apoderado judicialEnglish: attorney

Spanish: apoderarEnglish: authorize

Spanish: apostillaEnglish: apostille

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Spanish: apud actaEnglish: among the recorded proceedings

Spanish: aquíEnglish: here

Spanish: Archivo GeneralEnglish: State General Civil Registry Records

Spanish: area marítimaEnglish: sea area

Spanish: argentinoEnglish: Argentinean

Spanish: arrendadorEnglish: lessor

Spanish: arrendamientoEnglish: lease

Spanish: arrendatarioEnglish: lessee

Spanish: artículoEnglish: article

Spanish: asambleístasEnglish: assemblypeople

Spanish: ascender aEnglish: amount to, add up to

Spanish: ascendienteEnglish: ancestor

Spanish: asegurarEnglish: guarantee

Spanish: asentadoEnglish: recorded

Spanish: asesor jurídicoEnglish: legal adviser

Spanish: asesor legalEnglish: legal adviser

Spanish: asesorarEnglish: advise

Spanish: aseverar

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English: affirm

Spanish: así queEnglish: so

Spanish: así y todoEnglish: nevertheless

Spanish: asistencia públicaEnglish: welfare

Spanish: aspectoEnglish: aspect

Spanish: asuntoEnglish: matter

Spanish: asunto laboralEnglish: work related issue

Spanish: Asunto. - El que se indicaEnglish: Re: As follows

Spanish: ASUNTO: EL QUE SE INDICAEnglish: SUBJECT: AS FOLLOWS HEREINAFTER

Spanish: atenerse aEnglish: abide by, go by, keep to, stick to

Spanish: atentoEnglish: considering

Spanish: atento a queEnglish: in view of the fact that

Spanish: atestadoEnglish: certificate

Spanish: atribuciónEnglish: authority

Spanish: atribuciónEnglish: power

Spanish: atribuibleEnglish: attributable

Spanish: aún asíEnglish: even so

Spanish: ausenciaEnglish: lack

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Spanish: autenticarEnglish: authenticate, validate, legalize

Spanish: auténticoEnglish: genuine

Spanish: autoEnglish: writ

Spanish: auto admisorio de la demandaEnglish: admission decree

Spanish: auto de radicaciónEnglish: order of establishment

Spanish: autoestimaEnglish: self-esteem

Spanish: autoríaEnglish: responsibility

Spanish: autoridades competentesEnglish: enforcing authorities

Spanish: avalarEnglish: warrant

Spanish: averiguarEnglish: find out

Spanish: avisoEnglish: notice

Spanish: ayudaEnglish: aid

Spanish: ayuntamientoEnglish: town council, city council

Spanish: bajo apercibimientoEnglish: under penalty

Spanish: bajo ningún contextoEnglish: under no circumstances

Spanish: bajo ningún contextoEnglish: under any circumstances

Spanish: bajo protesta de decir verdadEnglish: under penalty of perjury

Spanish: balbucearEnglish: babble

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Spanish: basesEnglish: terms and conditions

Spanish: Benemérito de las AméricasEnglish: Worthy of the Americas

Spanish: BielorrusiaEnglish: Byelorussia

Spanish: bienesEnglish: property

Spanish: bienes de capitalEnglish: capital assets

Spanish: bienes mueblesEnglish: personal property

Spanish: bienes mueblesEnglish: real property

Spanish: bienestarEnglish: well-being

Spanish: BOEEnglish: Official Gazette

Spanish: buena feEnglish: good faith

Spanish: burlónEnglish: joker, jester

Spanish: cabalmenteEnglish: exactly

Spanish: caducarEnglish: expire

Spanish: calendario laboralEnglish: work schedule

Spanish: cambiadoEnglish: changed

Spanish: cambioEnglish: changed

Spanish: caminoEnglish: path, route, way, course

Spanish: cancelado

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English: canceled

Spanish: cancelarEnglish: cancel

Spanish: canjeableEnglish: exchangeable

Spanish: canon de arrendamientoEnglish: rent payment

Spanish: cantónEnglish: canton

Spanish: capacidad financieraEnglish: financial status

Spanish: capacidad para contratar y obligarseEnglish: competence to enter into contracts and assume obligations

Spanish: capacitadoEnglish: competent

Spanish: capacitadoEnglish: qualified

Spanish: capitulacionesEnglish: marriage settlement

Spanish: capitulaciones matrimonialesEnglish: marriage articles

Spanish: carencia sobrevenida de objetoEnglish: later disappearance of purpose

Spanish: careoEnglish: confrontation

Spanish: careo de testigosEnglish: confrontation of witnesses

Spanish: carga de la pruebaEnglish: burden of proof, onus probandi

Spanish: carga familiarEnglish: dependent

Spanish: cariñoEnglish: affection, love, tenderness, fondness, care, attachment, caring

Spanish: Carolina del NorteEnglish: North Carolina

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Spanish: Carolina del SurEnglish: Sourth Carolina

Spanish: cartaEnglish: letter

Spanish: carta de compromisoEnglish: letter of commitment

Spanish: carta de presentaciónEnglish: letter of introduction

Spanish: carta poderEnglish: power of attorney

Spanish: carta rogatoriaEnglish: letters rogatory

Spanish: casa habitaciónEnglish: house

Spanish: casoEnglish: case

Spanish: caso fortuitoEnglish: act of God

Spanish: catastralEnglish: cadastral

Spanish: causaEnglish: case, lawsuit

Spanish: cedenteEnglish: grantor

Spanish: cédula de citaciónEnglish: summons

Spanish: cédula de notificaciónEnglish: summons

Spanish: cédula fiscalEnglish: tax roll

Spanish: cedulaciónEnglish: registration

Spanish: celebradoEnglish: celebrated

Spanish: celoEnglish: zeal

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Spanish: censoEnglish: voter's list

Spanish: centro comercialEnglish: shopping center

Spanish: certezaEnglish: certainty

Spanish: certificación de reproduccionesEnglish: certification of copies

Spanish: certificado de autenticidadEnglish: certificate of authenticity

Spanish: certificado de residenciaEnglish: certificate of residence

Spanish: certificado de títuloEnglish: certificate of title

Spanish: certificado médicoEnglish: medical certificate

Spanish: cesación de los efectos civiles del matrimonio católicoEnglish: annulment

Spanish: ceseEnglish: cessation

Spanish: ceseEnglish: cessation

Spanish: cesiónEnglish: assignment

Spanish: cesionarioEnglish: assignee

Spanish: cheque cruzadoEnglish: crossed check

Spanish: CIFEnglish: TIN

Spanish: CIGEnglish: IGC

Spanish: CIQEnglish: IBC

Spanish: citación

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English: notice

Spanish: claramenteEnglish: clearly

Spanish: claroEnglish: clearly

Spanish: cláusula abusivaEnglish: oppressive clause

Spanish: cláusula de estiloEnglish: formal clause

Spanish: cláusula de subrogaciónEnglish: subrogation clause

Spanish: cláusula penalEnglish: penalty clause

Spanish: cláusula suspensivaEnglish: automatic suspension clause

Spanish: CLCEnglish: CLC

Spanish: CNCEnglish: National Competition Commission

Spanish: CNE Comisión Nacional de EnergíaEnglish: CNE (National Energy Commission)

Spanish: coacciónEnglish: coercion

Spanish: coadyuvanteEnglish: additional party

Spanish: coadyuvarEnglish: contribute

Spanish: codeudorEnglish: joint debtor

Spanish: Código Civil de Puerto RicoEnglish: Puerto Rico Civil Code

Spanish: código de procedimientos civilesEnglish: code of civil procedure

Spanish: CODIGO INTERNACIONAL DE DISPOSITIVOS DESALVAMENTOEnglish: LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES

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Spanish: Código Internacional de Gestión de la Seguridad Operacional del buque y la Prevención de la ContaminaciónEnglish: International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention

Spanish: CODIGO INTERNACIONAL PARA LA CONSTRUCCION Y EL EQUIPO DE BUQUES QUE TRANSPORTEN PRODUCTOS QUIMICOS PELIGROSOS A GRANEL

English: INTERNATIONAL CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION ANDEQUIPMENT OF SHIPS CARRYING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN BULK

Spanish: CODIGO PARA LA CONSTRUCCION Y EL EQUIPO DEBUQUES QUE TRANSPORTEN GASES LICUADOS A GRANEL

English: INTERNATIONAL CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION ANDEQUIPMENT OF SHIPS CARRYING LIQUEFIED GASES IN BULK

Spanish: código postalEnglish: zip code

Spanish: Código Procesal PenalEnglish: Procedural Penal Code

Spanish: código sustantivoEnglish: substantive code

Spanish: colegiaturaEnglish: tuition

Spanish: colegio de abogadosEnglish: bar association

Spanish: colegio electoralEnglish: electoral college

Spanish: colegio electoralEnglish: polling station

Spanish: comarcaEnglish: region

Spanish: comarcaEnglish: area

Spanish: comarcalEnglish: regional

Spanish: comarcalEnglish: local

Spanish: comenzar

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English: begin

Spanish: comercianteEnglish: merchant

Spanish: comisiónEnglish: committee

Spanish: Comisión de PescaEnglish: Committee on Fisheries

Spanish: Comisión EuropeaEnglish: European Commission

Spanish: Comisión Federal de ElectricidadEnglish: Federal Electricity Commission

Spanish: Comisión Nacional de Seguros y FianzasEnglish: National Commission of Insurance and Surety

Spanish: comisionarEnglish: delegate

Spanish: comité éticoEnglish: ethics committee

Spanish: Comité Permanente de Investigación y EstadísticasEnglish: Standing Committee on Research and Statistics

Spanish: comitenteEnglish: principal

Spanish: cómoEnglish: how

Spanish: como quiera queEnglish: inasmuch as

Spanish: como talEnglish: as such

Spanish: comodatarioEnglish: bailee

Spanish: comodatoEnglish: commodatum

Spanish: comparecenciaEnglish: appearance

Spanish: comparecienteEnglish: appearer

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Spanish: compatriotaEnglish: fellow countryman

Spanish: competenciaEnglish: responsibility

Spanish: competerEnglish: to be incumbent upon

Spanish: complejoEnglish: complex

Spanish: comportarEnglish: entail

Spanish: comportarEnglish: involve

Spanish: comprenderEnglish: include

Spanish: comprendidoEnglish: included

Spanish: comprensivo deEnglish: comprising

Spanish: comprobaciónEnglish: verification

Spanish: comprobanteEnglish: receipt

Spanish: comprobarEnglish: confirm

Spanish: comprometidoEnglish: bound

Spanish: comunicadoEnglish: official notice

Spanish: comunicarse conEnglish: contact

Spanish: Comunidad de MadridEnglish: Autonomous Community of Madrid

Spanish: comunidad económica europeaEnglish: European Economic Community

Spanish: Comunidad ValencianaEnglish: Autonomous Community of Valencia

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Spanish: conEnglish: with

Spanish: con arreglo aEnglish: subject to

Spanish: con arreglo aEnglish: in accordance with

Spanish: con base enEnglish: on the basis of

Spanish: con el debido respetoEnglish: with all due respect

Spanish: con el fin deEnglish: with the purpose of

Spanish: con motivo deEnglish: because of

Spanish: con posteridad aEnglish: after

Spanish: con renuncia expresa al fuero propioEnglish: expressly waiving their own jurisdiction

Spanish: concernienteEnglish: concerning

Spanish: concernienteEnglish: regarding

Spanish: concertaciónEnglish: concensus

Spanish: concesiónEnglish: granting

Spanish: concesionadoEnglish: granted under concession

Spanish: concesionarEnglish: grant a concession

Spanish: concienciaEnglish: conscience

Spanish: conciliaciónEnglish: conciliation

Spanish: conciudadano

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English: fellow citizen

Spanish: conclusiones de derechoEnglish: findings of law

Spanish: concordanteEnglish: consistent

Spanish: concordarEnglish: agree

Spanish: concretamenteEnglish: specifically

Spanish: concretarEnglish: specify

Spanish: concurso mercantilEnglish: bankrupcy proceedings

Spanish: condadoEnglish: county

Spanish: condición suspensivaEnglish: suspensive condition

Spanish: condicionanteEnglish: determinant

Spanish: condóminoEnglish: condominium owner

Spanish: conducenteEnglish: pertinent

Spanish: conexoEnglish: related

Spanish: CONFERENCIA INTERNACIONAL SOBRE EL ESTABLECIMIENTO DE UN SISTEMA MARITIMO INTERNACIONAL DE SATELITESEnglish: NTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SATELLITE SYSTEM

Spanish: confiarEnglish: entrust

Spanish: conforme a derechoEnglish: according to law

Spanish: conformidadEnglish: agreement

Spanish: conformidad

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English: consent

Spanish: confrontarEnglish: compare

Spanish: confusiónEnglish: confusion

Spanish: connotaciónEnglish: connotation

Spanish: consagraciónEnglish: establishment

Spanish: consagrarEnglish: devote, dedicate

Spanish: conscienteEnglish: responsible

Spanish: Consejería de Sanidad y ConsumoEnglish: Department of Health and Consumer Affairs

Spanish: consejeroEnglish: director

Spanish: consejoEnglish: advice, piece of advice, word of advice

Spanish: Consejo de EuropaEnglish: European Council

Spanish: Consejo de Gobierno de las Islas BalearesEnglish: Government Council of the Balearic Islands

Spanish: consejo de ministrosEnglish: cabinet meeting

Spanish: consensoEnglish: consensus

Spanish: consensuarEnglish: agree on

Spanish: consentimientoEnglish: consent

Spanish: consentirEnglish: accept

Spanish: Conservador de Bienes RaícesEnglish: Registrar of Real Property

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Spanish: considerandosEnglish: whereas clauses

Spanish: consignaciónEnglish: deposit

Spanish: cónsono conEnglish: in accordance with

Spanish: consorteEnglish: spouse

Spanish: constanciaEnglish: attestation, certification

Spanish: constataciónEnglish: confirmation

Spanish: constatarEnglish: confirm

Spanish: Conste.English: Be it hereby stated and recorded.

Spanish: constituciónEnglish: constitution

Spanish: Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos MexicanosEnglish: Political Constitution of the United Mexican States

Spanish: constitucionalmenteEnglish: constitutionally

Spanish: cónsul generalEnglish: consul general

Spanish: contactarEnglish: contact

Spanish: contados a partir deEnglish: as of

Spanish: contemplarEnglish: provide for

Spanish: contestarEnglish: answer

Spanish: contraEnglish: against

Spanish: contractualmenteEnglish: contractually

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Spanish: contradecirEnglish: contradict

Spanish: contraer matrimonioEnglish: enter into marriage

Spanish: contraparteEnglish: adversary

Spanish: contrapartidaEnglish: consideration

Spanish: contrapruebaEnglish: counter-evidence

Spanish: contrataEnglish: contract

Spanish: contrataEnglish: agreement

Spanish: contratación mercantilEnglish: commercial agreements

Spanish: contratanteEnglish: contracting party

Spanish: contrato de agenciaEnglish: agency agreement

Spanish: contrato de arrendamientoEnglish: lease

Spanish: contrato de comprasEnglish: purchasing contract

Spanish: contrato de compraventaEnglish: contract of bargain and sale

Spanish: contrato de créditoEnglish: loan agreement

Spanish: CONTRATO DE MANDATOEnglish: Contract of mandate

Spanish: contrato de representaciónEnglish: agency contract

Spanish: contrato de suministroEnglish: supply contract

Spanish: contrato de trabajo

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English: employment contract

Spanish: contrato marcoEnglish: framework contract

Spanish: contravenirEnglish: infringe

Spanish: control policialEnglish: roadblock

Spanish: controvertirEnglish: contest

Spanish: convalidarEnglish: legalize

Spanish: Convención contra la Tortura y Otros Tratos o Penas Crueles, Inhumanos oDegradantesEnglish: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment orPunishment

Spanish: Convención de Naciones Unidas sobre los Contratos de Compraventa Internacional de MercaderíasEnglish: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Spanish: Convención Internacional sobre la Eliminación de Todas las Formas deDiscriminación RacialEnglish: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Spanish: Convención sobre la eliminación de todas las formas de discriminación contra la mujer. Nueva York, 18 de diciembre de 1979 la mujerEnglish: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Spanish: Convención sobre los Derechos del NiñoEnglish: Convention on the Rights of the Child

Spanish: convenienciaEnglish: advantage

Spanish: convenioEnglish: agreement

Spanish: convenioEnglish: arrangement

Spanish: convenio bilateralEnglish: bilateral agreement

Spanish: convenio colectivoEnglish: collective agreement

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Spanish: CONVENIO DE RESPONSABILIDAD CIVIL POR DAÑOSCAUSADOS POR LA CONTAMINACION DEL MAR POR HIDRCARBUROS

English: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE

Spanish: Convenio Internacional Para La Seguridad dela Vida Humana en el MarEnglish: International Convention for the Safety ofLife at Sea

Spanish: CONVENIO INTERNACIONAL PARA LA SEGURIDAD DELA VIDA HUMANA EN EL MAREnglish: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OFLIFE AT SEA

Spanish: CONVENIO INTERNACIONAL PARA PREVENIR LA CONTAMINACION DEL MAR POR LOS BUQUESEnglish: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS

Spanish: CONVENIO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE LA SEGURIDAD DE LOS CONTENEDORES

English: NTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR SAFE CONTAINERS

Spanish: convenio laboralEnglish: collective agreement

Spanish: CONVENIO PARA FACILITAR EL TRAFICO MARITIMOEnglish: CONVENTION ON FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME TRAFFIC

Spanish: convivenciaEnglish: cohabitation

Spanish: convivenciaEnglish: harmonious relations

Spanish: convivirEnglish: live together

Spanish: convivirEnglish: coexist

Spanish: cónyugeEnglish: spouse

Spanish: copiaEnglish: copy

Spanish: copia autorizada

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English: certified copy

Spanish: copia de estiloEnglish: true copy

Spanish: copia simpleEnglish: unnotarized copy

Spanish: correctoEnglish: polite, formal, well-mannered, well-bred

Spanish: corregimientoEnglish: jurisdiction

Spanish: correlativamenteEnglish: correlatively

Spanish: correo certificadoEnglish: registered mail

Spanish: corresponderEnglish: appertain

Spanish: correspondienteEnglish: corresponding

Spanish: corridoEnglish: consecutive

Spanish: corrienteEnglish: current

Spanish: corroborarEnglish: corroborate

Spanish: Corte de ApelaciónEnglish: Court of Appeals

Spanish: cosa comúnEnglish: common property

Spanish: cosa juzgadaEnglish: res judicata

Spanish: costasEnglish: legal costs

Spanish: credencial de electorEnglish: voter ID

Spanish: credibilidadEnglish: credibility

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Spanish: creíbleEnglish: credible

Spanish: crematorioEnglish: crematorium

Spanish: CRIPEnglish: Mexican Individual ID

Spanish: Cruz RojaEnglish: Red Cross

Spanish: CSCEnglish: CSC

Spanish: cuandoEnglish: when

Spanish: cuando sea precisoEnglish: whenever required

Spanish: cuantíaEnglish: amount

Spanish: cuanto antesEnglish: as soon as possible

Spanish: cuello de botellaEnglish: bottleneck

Spanish: cuenta claveEnglish: key account

Spanish: cuerpo de leyesEnglish: body of laws

Spanish: cuestionarEnglish: question

Spanish: cuidadoEnglish: care

Spanish: culpabilidadEnglish: culpability

Spanish: culpabilidadEnglish: guilt

Spanish: Cúmplase.English: It is ordered that this be fulfilled.

Spanish: cumplimentarEnglish: carry out

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Spanish: cumplimentarEnglish: execute

Spanish: cumplimientoEnglish: fulfillment

Spanish: cuñadoEnglish: brother in law

Spanish: cuñoEnglish: stamp

Spanish: cupón de pagoEnglish: payment coupon

Spanish: CURPEnglish: Mexican Identification Code

Spanish: cursarEnglish: send

Spanish: custodiaEnglish: safekeeping

Spanish: dadoEnglish: given

Spanish: DANEEnglish: National Department of Statistics

Spanish: daño emergenteEnglish: accidental damage

Spanish: darEnglish: grant

Spanish: dar cuentaEnglish: give an explanation of

Spanish: dar parte aEnglish: report to, inform, notify, apprise

Spanish: dar testimonioEnglish: give evidence

Spanish: dar testimonioEnglish: bear witness

Spanish: dar vistaEnglish: give notice

Spanish: darse

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English: occur

Spanish: darseEnglish: happen

Spanish: darse por terminadoEnglish: come to a close

Spanish: datosEnglish: information

Spanish: datosEnglish: data

Spanish: de acuerdo conEnglish: in accordance with

Spanish: de antemanoEnglish: in advance

Spanish: de común acuerdoEnglish: by mutual agreement

Spanish: de común acuerdoEnglish: by common consent

Spanish: de conformidad conEnglish: pursuant to

Spanish: de conformidad conEnglish: in accordance with

Spanish: de corazónEnglish: from one's heart

Spanish: de esta formaEnglish: thus

Spanish: de este domicilioEnglish: of this jurisdiction

Spanish: de forma y fondoEnglish: formal and substantial

Spanish: de hechoEnglish: de facto

Spanish: de inmediatoEnglish: immediately

Spanish: de marrasEnglish: above-mentioned

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Spanish: de marrasEnglish: aforementioned

Spanish: de otra maneraEnglish: on the other hand

Spanish: de por síEnglish: in itself

Spanish: de primer ordenEnglish: first rate

Spanish: de rigorEnglish: de rigueur

Spanish: de ser asíEnglish: if so, if that is the case

Spanish: de su puño y letraEnglish: in one's own handwriting

Spanish: de tanto en tantoEnglish: from time to time

Spanish: de todas formasEnglish: in any case

Spanish: de tránsitoEnglish: in transit

Spanish: debidamenteEnglish: duly

Spanish: debidoEnglish: proper

Spanish: decepciónEnglish: disappointment

Spanish: decirEnglish: tell

Spanish: Declaración de HelsinkiEnglish: Declaration of Helsinki

Spanish: declaración judicialEnglish: court order

Spanish: declaración juradaEnglish: affidavit, sworn declaration

Spanish: declaración oficialEnglish: official statement

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Spanish: declaración preparatoriaEnglish: accuser's statement

Spanish: Declaración Universal de la UNESCOEnglish: UNESCO Universal Declaration

Spanish: declararEnglish: state

Spanish: declarativoEnglish: declarative

Spanish: declaratoria de herederosEnglish: declaration of heirs

Spanish: decoroEnglish: dignity

Spanish: decorosoEnglish: decorous

Spanish: decreto-leyEnglish: decree-law

Spanish: deducirEnglish: infer

Spanish: defectoEnglish: defect

Spanish: defectuosamenteEnglish: defectively

Spanish: defensor de oficioEnglish: counsel appointed by the Court

Spanish: defensor del puebloEnglish: ombudsman

Spanish: defunciónEnglish: death

Spanish: dejar sin efectoEnglish: annul

Spanish: delimitaciónEnglish: demarcation

Spanish: delimitarEnglish: define

Spanish: delincuencia

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English: delinquency

Spanish: delitoEnglish: offense

Spanish: demandaEnglish: lawsuit

Spanish: demanda judicialEnglish: lawsuit

Spanish: demandadaEnglish: defendant

Spanish: demandanteEnglish: plaintiff

Spanish: demandarEnglish: sue, request, demand, claim

Spanish: denominación comercialEnglish: trade name

Spanish: denotarEnglish: denote

Spanish: denotarEnglish: indicate

Spanish: denotarEnglish: show

Spanish: densidad de poblaciónEnglish: population density

Spanish: denunciaEnglish: report

Spanish: denuncianteEnglish: informer

Spanish: Departamento de Servicios SocialesEnglish: Department of Social Services

Spanish: dependencia administrativaEnglish: administrative unit

Spanish: deponenteEnglish: deponent

Spanish: deponerEnglish: declare

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Spanish: deportarEnglish: deport

Spanish: depósito en garantíaEnglish: guarantee deposit

Spanish: derecho aplicableEnglish: applicable law

Spanish: derecho canónicoEnglish: canon law

Spanish: derecho civilEnglish: civil law

Spanish: derecho comunitarioEnglish: community law

Spanish: derecho de accesoEnglish: acess right

Spanish: derecho de accesoEnglish: easement right

Spanish: derecho de la competenciaEnglish: competition law

Spanish: derecho de pasoEnglish: right of way

Spanish: derecho de propiedadEnglish: proprietorship

Spanish: derecho de usufructoEnglish: usufructuary right

Spanish: derecho de usufructoEnglish: beneficial interest

Spanish: derecho de víaEnglish: right of way

Spanish: derecho naturalEnglish: natural law

Spanish: derecho privadoEnglish: private law

Spanish: derechohabienteEnglish: legitimate claimant

Spanish: derechohabienteEnglish: beneficiary

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Spanish: derechosEnglish: fees

Spanish: derechos civilesEnglish: civil rights

Spanish: derechos del autorEnglish: copyright

Spanish: derechos humanosEnglish: human rights

Spanish: derechos realesEnglish: in rem rights

Spanish: derivado deEnglish: arising from

Spanish: derivado deEnglish: arising out of

Spanish: derogarEnglish: abolish

Spanish: desacuerdoEnglish: disagreement, conflict

Spanish: desahogar una vistaEnglish: have a hearing

Spanish: desahogoEnglish: presentation

Spanish: desahucioEnglish: eviction

Spanish: desalojarEnglish: evict

Spanish: desalojoEnglish: eviction

Spanish: desavenenciaEnglish: disagreement

Spanish: descalificaciónEnglish: damaging remark

Spanish: descendenciaEnglish: offspring, issue, descendants, descent

Spanish: descendiente

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English: descendant

Spanish: desconfiar deEnglish: distrust, mistrust

Spanish: descuidoEnglish: negligence

Spanish: descuidoEnglish: neglect

Spanish: desdeñarEnglish: disdain, despise, look down on

Spanish: desenmascararEnglish: expose

Spanish: desestimaciónEnglish: rejection

Spanish: desestimarEnglish: dismiss

Spanish: desfalcoEnglish: embezzlement

Spanish: desgasteEnglish: wear

Spanish: desiertoEnglish: void

Spanish: designaciónEnglish: designation

Spanish: desinteresadamenteEnglish: unselfishly

Spanish: desistimientoEnglish: waiver

Spanish: desistirEnglish: desist

Spanish: deslealEnglish: disloyal

Spanish: deslealtadEnglish: disloyalty

Spanish: desmedidoEnglish: excessive

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Spanish: despachoEnglish: chambers

Spanish: despachoEnglish: message

Spanish: desperfectoEnglish: damage

Spanish: desposeerEnglish: dispossess

Spanish: despreciarEnglish: disdain, look down on, sneer at, scorn

Spanish: desprenderse deEnglish: be inferred from, be implied by, be clear from, be evident from, be a consequence of

Spanish: desprestigiarEnglish: discredit

Spanish: despuésEnglish: after

Spanish: destinatarioEnglish: recipient

Spanish: desvirtuarEnglish: nullify

Spanish: desvirtuarEnglish: invalidate

Spanish: detecciónEnglish: detection

Spanish: detectarEnglish: detect

Spanish: detentarEnglish: hold

Spanish: determinaciónEnglish: decision

Spanish: determinación de hechoEnglish: finding of fact

Spanish: deudaEnglish: debt

Spanish: devenir

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English: become

Spanish: díaEnglish: day

Spanish: día festivoEnglish: holiday

Spanish: día hábilEnglish: business day

Spanish: día naturalEnglish: calendar day

Spanish: diariosEnglish: newspaper

Spanish: dichaEnglish: happiness

Spanish: dichoEnglish: said

Spanish: dictamenEnglish: judgment

Spanish: dictamenEnglish: opinion

Spanish: dictamenEnglish: report

Spanish: dictaminarEnglish: pass judgment

Spanish: dictarEnglish: decree

Spanish: dictarEnglish: order

Spanish: diferentesEnglish: different

Spanish: difícilEnglish: difficult

Spanish: diligenciaEnglish: judicial proceeding

Spanish: diligenciaEnglish: diligence

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Spanish: diligenciaEnglish: care

Spanish: diligenciarEnglish: process

Spanish: diligenciarioEnglish: process server

Spanish: Diputación Foral de GipuzkoaEnglish: Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa

Spanish: direcciónEnglish: address

Spanish: Dirección General de Armamento y Material (DGAM) del Ministerio de DefensaEnglish: Spanish Department of Armaments and Material (DGAM) of the Ministry of Defense

Spanish: DIRECCION GENERAL DE LA POLICIAEnglish: GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF THE POLICE

Spanish: Dirección General de PolicíaEnglish: Spanish National Police

Spanish: dirección postalEnglish: mailing address

Spanish: directivaEnglish: directive

Spanish: director natoEnglish: director ex officio

Spanish: discrecionalmenteEnglish: at one's discretion

Spanish: discrepanciaEnglish: discrepancy

Spanish: discreparEnglish: disagree

Spanish: disentimientoEnglish: dissent

Spanish: disentimientoEnglish: disagreement

Spanish: disponerEnglish: state

Spanish: disponer

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English: stipulate

Spanish: disposiciónEnglish: provision

Spanish: disposición transitoriaEnglish: transitional provision

Spanish: disposiciones legalesEnglish: statutory provisions

Spanish: distar mucho deEnglish: be far from

Spanish: Distrito FederalEnglish: Federal District

Spanish: diversoEnglish: article

Spanish: divorcioEnglish: divorce

Spanish: divorcio administrativoEnglish: administrative divorce

Spanish: divorcio contenciosoEnglish: contested divorce

Spanish: divorcio necesarioEnglish: mandatory divorce

Spanish: divorcio voluntarioEnglish: uncontested divorce

Spanish: DNIEnglish: National ID Number

Spanish: documentaciónEnglish: documentation

Spanish: documentaciónEnglish: documents

Spanish: documentaciónEnglish: papers

Spanish: documentaciónEnglish: identification

Spanish: documentoEnglish: document

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Spanish: documento públicoEnglish: notarized document

Spanish: doloEnglish: wrongdoing

Spanish: domiciliado enEnglish: with principal place of business at

Spanish: domicilioEnglish: legal residence

Spanish: domicilio convencionalEnglish: elected domicile

Spanish: domicilio convenidoEnglish: elected domicile

Spanish: domicilio conyugalEnglish: conjugal domicile

Spanish: domicilio habitualEnglish: usual address

Spanish: domicilio realEnglish: domicile of choice

Spanish: domicilio socialEnglish: corporate domicile

Spanish: dominioEnglish: ownership

Spanish: dominioEnglish: ownership

Spanish: doy feEnglish: I attest

Spanish: edictoEnglish: edict

Spanish: efectivamenteEnglish: indeed

Spanish: eficaciaEnglish: effectiveness

Spanish: ejecutoriaEnglish: final judgment

Spanish: ejemplarEnglish: exemplary

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Spanish: ejemplarEnglish: model

Spanish: ejemplificarEnglish: illustrate

Spanish: ejercerEnglish: perform

Spanish: ejercerEnglish: exercise

Spanish: élEnglish: he

Spanish: elevación a escritura públicaEnglish: recording in a notarial instrument

Spanish: elevado a públicoEnglish: recorded

Spanish: elevarEnglish: file

Spanish: elevar a escritura públicaEnglish: notarize

Spanish: elevar a públicoEnglish: put on record

Spanish: ELEVESE los autos en consulta al Superior JerárquicoEnglish: The case under consideration shall be submitted to the consideration of the higher authority.

Spanish: embajadorEnglish: ambassador

Spanish: embargoEnglish: seizure

Spanish: emergenteEnglish: emerging

Spanish: emplazamientoEnglish: service of summons

Spanish: emplazamientoEnglish: location

Spanish: emplazarEnglish: summon, subpoena

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Spanish: en aras deEnglish: for the sake of

Spanish: en atención aEnglish: in light of, by reason of

Spanish: en breveEnglish: shortly

Spanish: en breveEnglish: soon

Spanish: en cada momentoEnglish: at any given time

Spanish: en calidad deEnglish: in the capacity of

Spanish: en caso afirmativoEnglish: if that is the case

Spanish: en caso contrarioEnglish: otherwise

Spanish: en consecuenciaEnglish: accordingly

Spanish: en consonancia conEnglish: in harmony with

Spanish: en cuantoEnglish: as soon as

Spanish: en cuestiónEnglish: in question

Spanish: en cumplimiento con lo dispuesto enEnglish: in accordance with the provisions of

Spanish: en efectoEnglish: in effect

Spanish: en el caso que nos ocupaEnglish: in the case at hand

Spanish: en el entendido queEnglish: with the understanding that

Spanish: en el entendido queEnglish: subject to the proviso that

Spanish: en el sentido queEnglish: to the effect that

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Spanish: en el territorio nacionalEnglish: in Spain

Spanish: en el transcurso deEnglish: in the course of

Spanish: en el transcurso deEnglish: during

Spanish: en especieEnglish: in kind

Spanish: en fe de lo cualEnglish: in witness whereof

Spanish: en funcionesEnglish: acting

Spanish: en la actualidadEnglish: at present

Spanish: en la especieEnglish: in the case at hand

Spanish: en la inteligencia queEnglish: on the understanding that

Spanish: en la persona deEnglish: through

Spanish: en lo conducenteEnglish: the pertinent part

Spanish: en lo menesterEnglish: to the extent necessary

Spanish: en materia deEnglish: with regard to

Spanish: en ningún casoEnglish: under no circumstances

Spanish: en obvio de repeticionesEnglish: to avoid repetition

Spanish: en primer términoEnglish: in the first place

Spanish: en promedioEnglish: on average

Spanish: en prueba de

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English: in proof of

Spanish: en razón deEnglish: as concerns

Spanish: en síntesisEnglish: in short

Spanish: en su casoEnglish: if applicable

Spanish: en su casoEnglish: where appropriate

Spanish: en su díaEnglish: in due course

Spanish: en su momentoEnglish: in due time

Spanish: en su oportunidadEnglish: at the appropriate time

Spanish: en su totalidadEnglish: free of charge

Spanish: en su virtudEnglish: by virtue of his legal capacity

Spanish: en tiempo y formaEnglish: in due time and proper form

Spanish: en todas sus partesEnglish: in its entirety

Spanish: en todo casoEnglish: in any event

Spanish: en tres tantosEnglish: in triplicate

Spanish: en última instanciaEnglish: as a last resort

Spanish: en último términoEnglish: as a last resort

Spanish: en vigorEnglish: in force

Spanish: en vista aEnglish: in view of

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Spanish: enajenaciónEnglish: alienation

Spanish: encabezadoEnglish: led

Spanish: encabezarEnglish: lead

Spanish: encargadoEnglish: person in charge

Spanish: encargarEnglish: commission

Spanish: encargoEnglish: responsibility

Spanish: encargoEnglish: assignment

Spanish: encartadoEnglish: accused

Spanish: encontrarse enEnglish: be in

Spanish: endosoEnglish: endorsement

Spanish: enfrentarEnglish: face

Spanish: engañoEnglish: deception

Spanish: englobarEnglish: include

Spanish: enjuiciamientoEnglish: prosecution

Spanish: enjuiciamiento civilEnglish: civil action

Spanish: enjuiciamiento civilEnglish: civil procedure

Spanish: enseresEnglish: household goods

Spanish: enseres de la casaEnglish: household appliances

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Spanish: entenderEnglish: understand

Spanish: entendiéndoseEnglish: being understood by such

Spanish: entidad federativaEnglish: State

Spanish: entidad mercantilEnglish: commercial entity

Spanish: entidad públicaEnglish: public authority

Spanish: entranteEnglish: entrant

Spanish: entrar en vigorEnglish: take effect

Spanish: entre otras cosasEnglish: inter alia

Spanish: entregableEnglish: deliverable

Spanish: entregarEnglish: hand over

Spanish: entroncamientoEnglish: relationship by marriage

Spanish: enviteEnglish: wager

Spanish: enviteEnglish: stake

Spanish: epígrafeEnglish: heading

Spanish: equiparableEnglish: comparable

Spanish: erarioEnglish: treasury

Spanish: erigirEnglish: erect

Spanish: erogar

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English: distribute

Spanish: erogarEnglish: spend

Spanish: erogarEnglish: disburse

Spanish: es conformeEnglish: this certificate is in order

Spanish: escisiónEnglish: split

Spanish: escribanoEnglish: notary

Spanish: escritoEnglish: written statement

Spanish: escrito de alegacionesEnglish: pleadings

Spanish: escrito de contestaciónEnglish: defendant's reply

Spanish: escrito de cuentaEnglish: staff memorandum

Spanish: escrito de demandaEnglish: declaration

Spanish: escrito inicialEnglish: initial petition

Spanish: escritura constitucionalEnglish: articles of incorporation

Spanish: escritura de compraventaEnglish: deed of sale

Spanish: escritura de constituciónEnglish: articles of incorporation

Spanish: escritura de propiedadEnglish: deed

Spanish: escritura públicaEnglish: legal document

Spanish: escriturarEnglish: notarize

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Spanish: escrupulosoEnglish: scrupulous

Spanish: esfuerzoEnglish: effort

Spanish: españolEnglish: Spanish

Spanish: especificadoEnglish: specified

Spanish: estado civilEnglish: marital status

Spanish: estado legalEnglish: legal status

Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto RicoEnglish: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Spanish: estado parteEnglish: party state

Spanish: Estados Unidos MexicanosEnglish: United Mexican States

Spanish: estándarEnglish: standard

Spanish: estimaciónEnglish: estimation

Spanish: estipulaciónEnglish: stipulation

Spanish: estradoEnglish: courtrooms

Spanish: estupefacienteEnglish: drug

Spanish: éticoEnglish: ethical

Spanish: evacuarEnglish: issue

Spanish: Examinador de Pensiones AlimentariasEnglish: Child Support Examiner

Spanish: excederEnglish: exceed

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Spanish: excederEnglish: surpass

Spanish: excesivamenteEnglish: excessively

Spanish: excluidoEnglish: excluded

Spanish: exclusividadEnglish: exclusiveness

Spanish: excluyenteEnglish: sole

Spanish: excluyenteEnglish: exclusive

Spanish: excusiónEnglish: excussion

Spanish: exhibirEnglish: produce

Spanish: exhortarEnglish: urge

Spanish: exhortoEnglish: letter rogatory

Spanish: exigenciaEnglish: demand

Spanish: exigibleEnglish: enforceable

Spanish: ex-oficioEnglish: ex-officio

Spanish: expedienteEnglish: file

Spanish: expediente administrativoEnglish: administrative enquiry

Spanish: expedirEnglish: issue

Spanish: experimentarEnglish: undergo

Spanish: exponen

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English: both parties hereby declare

Spanish: exponendoEnglish: recitals clause

Spanish: exponenteEnglish: declarant

Spanish: expositivoEnglish: statement

Spanish: expresarEnglish: state

Spanish: expropiaciónEnglish: expropriation

Spanish: extensivamenteEnglish: at length

Spanish: extralimitarseEnglish: overstep the mark

Spanish: extraviadoEnglish: lost

Spanish: extremoEnglish: point

Spanish: facilidadEnglish: facility

Spanish: facilitarEnglish: furnish, provide

Spanish: factibleEnglish: feasible

Spanish: fácticoEnglish: actual

Spanish: facultarEnglish: authorize

Spanish: facultativoEnglish: optional

Spanish: FALEnglish: FAL

Spanish: falloEnglish: ruling

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Spanish: familiarEnglish: relative

Spanish: familiarEnglish: family

Spanish: famosoEnglish: famous

Spanish: Fdo.English: Signed

Spanish: fe notarialEnglish: notarial certification

Spanish: fe pública notarialEnglish: presumption of accuracy based on the notary’s certification

Spanish: fecha de efectividadEnglish: effective date

Spanish: fecha de entrada en vigorEnglish: effective date

Spanish: fecha de expediciónEnglish: date of issue

Spanish: fecha de inicioEnglish: starting date

Spanish: fecha de terminaciónEnglish: termination date

Spanish: fecha límiteEnglish: deadline

Spanish: fehacienteEnglish: authentic

Spanish: fehacientementeEnglish: properly

Spanish: fenecerEnglish: end

Spanish: fianzaEnglish: guarantee

Spanish: fictoEnglish: implied

Spanish: fiel cumplimientoEnglish: faithful compliance

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Spanish: filiaciónEnglish: filiation

Spanish: finEnglish: purpose

Spanish: finEnglish: aim

Spanish: finadoEnglish: deceased

Spanish: finca registralEnglish: registered property

Spanish: fines de lugarEnglish: relevant purposes

Spanish: finiquitarEnglish: settle

Spanish: finiquitoEnglish: final discharge

Spanish: finlandésEnglish: Finnish, Finn, Finnic

Spanish: firmaEnglish: signature

Spanish: firmaEnglish: signing

Spanish: firmado y rubricadoEnglish: signed and sealed

Spanish: firmanteEnglish: signatory

Spanish: fiscalEnglish: legal advisor

Spanish: fojaEnglish: page, sheet, folio

Spanish: fojas útilesEnglish: sheets of notarial paper

Spanish: foliarEnglish: foliate

Spanish: fondo

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English: merits

Spanish: formalmenteEnglish: formally

Spanish: formularEnglish: file

Spanish: fortunaEnglish: fortune

Spanish: forzosoEnglish: compulsory

Spanish: fracciónEnglish: subsection

Spanish: fraccionamientoEnglish: subdivision

Spanish: fraude bancarioEnglish: bank fraud

Spanish: fraudulentoEnglish: fraudulent

Spanish: fronterizoEnglish: border

Spanish: fuente de ingresosEnglish: source of income

Spanish: fueraEnglish: abroad

Spanish: fueroEnglish: immunity against prosecution or claim

Spanish: fuerza legalEnglish: validity

Spanish: Fuerzas ArmadasEnglish: Armed Forces

Spanish: función públicaEnglish: civil service

Spanish: funcionarioEnglish: public official

Spanish: funcionario públicoEnglish: public official

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Spanish: funcionario públicoEnglish: civil servant

Spanish: fundamentaciónEnglish: grounds, argument

Spanish: fundamentarEnglish: base

Spanish: fundamentoEnglish: grounds

Spanish: fundamento de derechoEnglish: whereas clause

Spanish: fundamentos de derechoEnglish: legal grounds

Spanish: fundamentos de hechoEnglish: matters of fact

Spanish: fundidoEnglish: cast

Spanish: fungirEnglish: act

Spanish: galenoEnglish: medical doctor

Spanish: ganadorEnglish: winner

Spanish: garanteEnglish: guarantor

Spanish: garantía de pagoEnglish: payment guarantee

Spanish: gasto extraordinarioEnglish: nonrecurrent expense

Spanish: generalesEnglish: particulars

Spanish: gente de bienEnglish: honest people

Spanish: gestión públicaEnglish: public administration

Spanish: giroEnglish: money order

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Spanish: giro bancarioEnglish: bank money order, bank draft

Spanish: giro postalEnglish: postal money order

Spanish: gobernadorEnglish: governor

Spanish: Gobierno de las Islas BalearesEnglish: Government of the Balearic Islands

Spanish: GPAEnglish: MFAG

Spanish: gratuitoEnglish: free

Spanish: gravamenEnglish: encumbrance

Spanish: gravedadEnglish: severity

Spanish: GuatemaltecoEnglish: Guatemalan

Spanish: GUIA DE PRIMEROS AUXILIOS PARA MARINOSEnglish: MEDICAL FIRST AID GUIDE FOR USE IN ACCIDENTSINVOLVING DANGEROUS GOODS

Spanish: gustosamenteEnglish: gladly, willingly, with pleasure

Spanish: hábilEnglish: skillful, adroit, deft

Spanish: hábilEnglish: qualified

Spanish: habilitarEnglish: equip

Spanish: hacer caso omiso deEnglish: disregard

Spanish: hacer constarEnglish: evidence

Spanish: hacer constarEnglish: state

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Spanish: hacer de méritoEnglish: to mention, allude to, refer to

Spanish: hacer efectivoEnglish: carry out

Spanish: hacer públicoEnglish: announce

Spanish: hacer referencia aEnglish: make reference to

Spanish: hecho constitutivoEnglish: fact constituting

Spanish: heredero testamentarioEnglish: heir testamentary

Spanish: herenciaEnglish: inheritance

Spanish: hijaEnglish: daughter, descendant, child, girl

Spanish: hijaEnglish: daughter

Spanish: hijo menorEnglish: minor child

Spanish: hispanoEnglish: Hispanic

Spanish: HNOS S/MEnglish: fees according to bill

Spanish: hoja de trabajoEnglish: worksheet

Spanish: hombre buenoEnglish: arbitrator

Spanish: homologaciónEnglish: official approval

Spanish: honorarios de abogadoEnglish: legal fees

Spanish: honradezEnglish: honesty

Spanish: hostigar

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English: harass

Spanish: hoyEnglish: today

Spanish: IAMSAREnglish: IAMSAR

Spanish: identificativosEnglish: identificational

Spanish: IDSEnglish: LSA

Spanish: ilegalidadEnglish: illegality

Spanish: imagenEnglish: image

Spanish: imparcialidadEnglish: impartiality

Spanish: impeditivoEnglish: preventive

Spanish: imperanteEnglish: prevailing

Spanish: imperativo legalEnglish: legal requirement

Spanish: impericiaEnglish: inexperience

Spanish: impetranteEnglish: petitioner

Spanish: impetrarEnglish: petition for

Spanish: implícitamenteEnglish: implicitly

Spanish: importanciaEnglish: importance

Spanish: imprecisiónEnglish: imprecision

Spanish: impresosEnglish: printed matter

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Spanish: imprevistoEnglish: unforeseen

Spanish: imprevistosEnglish: unforeseen expenses

Spanish: impugnaciónEnglish: objection

Spanish: impugnarEnglish: contest

Spanish: imputaciónEnglish: imputation, charge

Spanish: inadmisibleEnglish: inadmissible

Spanish: inapelableEnglish: unappealable

Spanish: incapacidadEnglish: incapacity

Spanish: incidir enEnglish: have an effect on

Spanish: incisoEnglish: subparagraph

Spanish: inclusoEnglish: even

Spanish: incoarEnglish: initiate

Spanish: incomparecenciaEnglish: incomparecencia

Spanish: incompatibilidadEnglish: incompatibility

Spanish: incompetenteEnglish: incompetent

Spanish: incompetenteEnglish: unfit

Spanish: incompetenteEnglish: unqualified

Spanish: incompletoEnglish: incomplete

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Spanish: incomprensibleEnglish: unintelligible

Spanish: inconsistenteEnglish: inconsistent

Spanish: incontestableEnglish: indisputable

Spanish: incontinentiEnglish: immediately

Spanish: inconvenienteEnglish: objection

Spanish: incorrectoEnglish: improper

Spanish: inculpadoEnglish: accused

Spanish: inculpadoEnglish: defendant

Spanish: incumplirEnglish: fail to fulfill

Spanish: incurrirEnglish: commit

Spanish: incursarEnglish: challenge

Spanish: indagaciónEnglish: inquiry

Spanish: indagarEnglish: inquire

Spanish: indebidamenteEnglish: wrongfully

Spanish: indefiniciónEnglish: vagueness

Spanish: indefiniciónEnglish: ambiguity

Spanish: indefinidoEnglish: indefinite

Spanish: indemne

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English: unharmed

Spanish: indemnidadEnglish: indemnity

Spanish: indemnizaciónEnglish: indemnity

Spanish: indemnizatorioEnglish: compensatory

Spanish: indicativo serialEnglish: serial number

Spanish: indisolubleEnglish: indissoluble

Spanish: indistintamenteEnglish: equally

Spanish: índoleEnglish: nature

Spanish: inejecutableEnglish: inexecutable

Spanish: inexactitudEnglish: inaccuracy

Spanish: inexactoEnglish: inexact

Spanish: inexactoEnglish: inaccurate

Spanish: inexistenciaEnglish: nonexistence

Spanish: INFONAVITEnglish: INFONAVIT (Federal Housing Fund)

Spanish: información erróneaEnglish: misinformation

Spanish: información propietariaEnglish: proprietary information

Spanish: informe anualEnglish: annual report

Spanish: infortunioEnglish: misfortune

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Spanish: infractorEnglish: violator

Spanish: infradeclaraciónEnglish: underreporting

Spanish: infranqueableEnglish: insurmountable

Spanish: infrecuenteEnglish: infrequent

Spanish: infructuosoEnglish: unsuccessful

Spanish: infundadoEnglish: groundless

Spanish: infundadoEnglish: unfounded

Spanish: inherenteEnglish: inherent

Spanish: inhumaciónEnglish: burial

Spanish: iniciativaEnglish: initiative

Spanish: inijustamenteEnglish: unfairly

Spanish: initendenteEnglish: regional governor

Spanish: injuriosoEnglish: slanderous

Spanish: injustamenteEnglish: unjustly

Spanish: injustificadamenteEnglish: without reason

Spanish: injustificadamenteEnglish: unjustifiably

Spanish: INMARSATEnglish: INMARSAT

Spanish: inmigraciónEnglish: immigration

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Spanish: inmigranteEnglish: immigrant

Spanish: inmuebleEnglish: building

Spanish: innegableEnglish: undeniable

Spanish: inobservanciaEnglish: inobservance

Spanish: INPREABOGADOEnglish: Venezuelan Bar Association

Spanish: insatisfacciónEnglish: dissatisfaction

Spanish: insatisfactorioEnglish: unsatisfactory

Spanish: insatisfactorioEnglish: inadequate

Spanish: inscribirEnglish: register

Spanish: inscripciónEnglish: record entry

Spanish: inscritoEnglish: registered

Spanish: insertoEnglish: insertion

Spanish: insolutoEnglish: outstanding

Spanish: instanciaEnglish: request

Spanish: instaurarEnglish: establish

Spanish: instituirEnglish: appoint

Spanish: Instituto de Desarrollo AgrarioEnglish: Agrarian Development Institute

Spanish: Instituto Federal Electoral

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English: Federal Electoral Institute

Spanish: Instituto Mexicano de Seguro SocialEnglish: Mexican Social Security Institute

Spanish: instrucciónEnglish: pre-trial period of examination of accused

Spanish: instructivoEnglish: court order

Spanish: instrumentalidadEnglish: division

Spanish: instrumento públicoEnglish: authentic instrument

Spanish: íntegramenteEnglish: entirely

Spanish: intenciónEnglish: intention

Spanish: intencionadoEnglish: intentional

Spanish: interinamenteEnglish: in the meantime

Spanish: interinoEnglish: acting

Spanish: interlocutorEnglish: representative

Spanish: internación de mercancíaEnglish: entry of goods

Spanish: internoEnglish: prisoner

Spanish: interponerEnglish: give notice of appeal

Spanish: interpretarEnglish: interpret

Spanish: intérpreteEnglish: interpreter

Spanish: intersecretarialEnglish: intersecretarial

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Spanish: intervienenEnglish: acting herein

Spanish: intimaciónEnglish: demand

Spanish: intimaciónEnglish: notification

Spanish: intransferibleEnglish: nontransferable

Spanish: invalidarEnglish: void

Spanish: invocarEnglish: invoke

Spanish: involucrarEnglish: engage

Spanish: IPCEnglish: CPI

Spanish: irreflexiónEnglish: recklessness

Spanish: irrelevanteEnglish: irrelevant

Spanish: irresponsibleEnglish: irresponsable

Spanish: irrevocabilidadEnglish: irrevocability

Spanish: isloteEnglish: small unhinhabited island

Spanish: ItaliaEnglish: Italy

Spanish: jamásEnglish: never

Spanish: jefe civilEnglish: registrar

Spanish: judicialmenteEnglish: judicially

Spanish: judicialmenteEnglish: judicially

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Spanish: juezEnglish: judge

Spanish: juez administrativoEnglish: administrative law judge

Spanish: juez de familia suplenteEnglish: acting family court judge

Spanish: juez de letrasEnglish: professionaly qualified judge

Spanish: juez mixtoEnglish: judge who tries both civil and criminal cases

Spanish: Juez SuperiorEnglish: Superior Court Judge

Spanish: juez titularEnglish: circuit judge

Spanish: juicio de novoEnglish: new trial

Spanish: Junta Central ElectoralEnglish: Central Electoral Commission

Spanish: junta de avenienciaEnglish: conciliation hearing

Spanish: junta militarEnglish: military junta

Spanish: jurídicoEnglish: legal

Spanish: jurisdicción competenteEnglish: competent jurisdiction

Spanish: jurisdicción competenteEnglish: competent jurisdiction

Spanish: jurisdicción voluntariaEnglish: non-contentious jurisdiction

Spanish: jurisprudenciaEnglish: jurisprudence

Spanish: justiciaEnglish: justice

Spanish: justificativo

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English: supporting

Spanish: justipreciarEnglish: evaluate

Spanish: juzgadoEnglish: court, tribunal, tribunal court of law

Spanish: Juzgado Central de lo Contencioso-Administrativo MadridEnglish: Central Court for Contentious Administrative Proceedings, Madrid

Spanish: juzgado de guardiaEnglish: police court

Spanish: juzgado de letrasEnglish: trial court

Spanish: juzgado de pazEnglish: magistrate's court

Spanish: juzgado menorEnglish: lower court

Spanish: kinegramaEnglish: kinegram

Spanish: lamentablementeEnglish: regretfully

Spanish: laudoEnglish: award

Spanish: le protesto mis respetosEnglish: respectfully submitted

Spanish: lealEnglish: loyal

Spanish: legajoEnglish: docket

Spanish: legalizaciónEnglish: legalization

Spanish: legalmenteEnglish: legally

Spanish: legalmenteEnglish: lawfully

Spanish: legatarioEnglish: legatee

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Spanish: Legislación AduaneraEnglish: Customs Law

Spanish: legislativoEnglish: legislative

Spanish: legitimaciónEnglish: legitimation

Spanish: legítimamenteEnglish: legitimately

Spanish: legitimarEnglish: entitle

Spanish: legitimidadEnglish: legitimacy

Spanish: lesivoEnglish: harmful

Spanish: LetoniaEnglish: Latvia

Spanish: letra de cambioEnglish: bill of exchange

Spanish: letradoEnglish: attorney

Spanish: ley adjetivaEnglish: adjective law

Spanish: Ley de Concursos MercantilesEnglish: Commercial Insolvency Law

Spanish: Ley de Contratación PúblicaEnglish: Public Contracting Law

Spanish: ley de quiebrasEnglish: bankruptcy law

Spanish: Ley Federal de Transparencia y Acceso a la InformaciónEnglish:

Spanish: Ley General de Instituciones y Sociedades Mutualistas de SegurosEnglish: General Law of Insurance Institutions and Mutual Societies

Spanish: Ley General de Títulos y Operaciones de CréditoEnglish: Law of Credit Instruments and Transactions

Spanish: Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública FederalEnglish: Organic Law on Federal Public Administration

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Spanish: ley reglamentariaEnglish: statutory law

Spanish: Ley Reguladora de la Jurisdicción Contenciosa AdministrativaEnglish: Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction Regulatory Law

Spanish: Ley Uniforme de Sentencias DeclaratoriasEnglish: Uniform Declaratory Judgment Law

Spanish: leyesEnglish: laws

Spanish: liberadoEnglish: released

Spanish: LibiaEnglish: Lybia

Spanish: libramientoEnglish: order of payment

Spanish: libre de derechosEnglish: duty-free, tax-free, tax exempt

Spanish: librementeEnglish: freely

Spanish: libroEnglish: book

Spanish: libro de actasEnglish: minute book

Spanish: libro de familiaEnglish: family register

Spanish: libro de gobiernoEnglish: docket book

Spanish: licenciaEnglish: license

Spanish: Licenciado en DerechoEnglish: bachelor of laws

Spanish: Licenciado en DerechoEnglish: BL

Spanish: lícitoEnglish: legal

Spanish: linde

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English: boundary

Spanish: línea de acciónEnglish: course of action

Spanish: listado en su fechaEnglish: entered on this date

Spanish: litiganteEnglish: litigant

Spanish: litigiosoEnglish: litigious

Spanish: litisEnglish: lawsuit

Spanish: llevar adelanteEnglish: carry out

Spanish: lo conducenteEnglish: pertinent parts

Spanish: LO QUE SE ASIENTA EN LA PRESENTE ACTA, PARA QUE SURTA SUS EFECTOS LEGALES. DOY FEEnglish: THE ABOVE IS ENTERED ON THIS RECORD TO MAKE IT LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE. I ATTEST.

Spanish: local comercialEnglish: business premises

Spanish: localidadEnglish: place

Spanish: lógicoEnglish: normal

Spanish: lógicoEnglish: to be expected

Spanish: logotipoEnglish: logo

Spanish: lucro cesanteEnglish: loss of profits

Spanish: madreEnglish: mother

Spanish: magistraturaEnglish: magistracy

Spanish: mala fe

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English: bad faith

Spanish: MallorcaEnglish: Majorca

Spanish: malos tratosEnglish: physical violence

Spanish: maltratadoEnglish: abused

Spanish: mancomúnEnglish: jointly

Spanish: mancomúnEnglish: together

Spanish: mandarEnglish: send

Spanish: mandatarioEnglish: agent

Spanish: mandatario judicialEnglish: attorney

Spanish: mandatoEnglish: order

Spanish: mandato judicialEnglish: writ

Spanish: MANUAL INTERNACIONAL DE LOS SERVICIOS AERONAUTICOS Y MARITIMOS DE BUSQUEDA Y SALVAMENTO (Ed. 2006)

English: INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE MANUAL (Ed. 2006)

Spanish: manuscritoEnglish: manuscript

Spanish: manutenciónEnglish: support

Spanish: marchaEnglish: progress

Spanish: margenEnglish: margin

Spanish: marginarEnglish: exclude

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Spanish: marginarEnglish: to write notes in the margin of

Spanish: MARPOLEnglish: MARPOL

Spanish: materia comúnEnglish: local matters

Spanish: matrículaEnglish: registration

Spanish: matrimonio civilEnglish: civil marriage

Spanish: máximeEnglish: especially

Spanish: mayúsculaEnglish: capital letter

Spanish: medianteEnglish: by means of

Spanish: médicoEnglish: medical

Spanish: médico legistaEnglish: expert in medical jurisprudence

Spanish: medida cautelarEnglish: precautionary measure

Spanish: medidas cautelaresEnglish: precautionary measures

Spanish: mediterráneoEnglish: Mediterranean

Spanish: memorando de entendimientoEnglish: memorandum of understanding

Spanish: memorialEnglish: petition

Spanish: memorialEnglish: request

Spanish: menajeEnglish: houshold goods

Spanish: menaje de cocinaEnglish: kitchenware

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Spanish: MenorcaEnglish: Minorca

Spanish: menoscabarEnglish: discredit

Spanish: menospreciarEnglish: disparage

Spanish: mensualidadEnglish: monthly payment, monthly installment

Spanish: meridionalEnglish: southern

Spanish: mérito probatorioEnglish: probative value

Spanish: meroEnglish: mere

Spanish: mientras tantoEnglish: meanwhile

Spanish: ministerioEnglish: ministry

Spanish: Ministerio de Asuntos ExterioresEnglish: State Department

Spanish: Ministerio de FomentoEnglish: Ministry of Development

Spanish: Ministerio de HaciendaEnglish: Ministry of the Treasury

Spanish: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y ComercioEnglish: Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade

Spanish: Ministerio de Obras PúblicasEnglish: Ministry of Public Works

Spanish: Ministerio de Relaciones ExterioresEnglish: State Department

Spanish: Ministerio de Sanidad y ConsumoEnglish: Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs

Spanish: Ministerio del InteriorEnglish: Home Office

Spanish: Ministerio Fiscal

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English: Attorney General's Office

Spanish: ministerio públicoEnglish: Office of the Attorney General

Spanish: Ministro de FinanzasEnglish: Finance Minister

Spanish: minoría de edadEnglish: nonage

Spanish: minutaEnglish: minutes

Spanish: minutarioEnglish: minutes book

Spanish: mitigarEnglish: mitigate

Spanish: modalidadesEnglish: method

Spanish: modificatorioEnglish: modificatory

Spanish: molestiaEnglish: nuisance

Spanish: momentoEnglish: moment

Spanish: moneda de curso legalEnglish: legal tender

Spanish: moneda nacionalEnglish: local currency

Spanish: monopolistaEnglish: monopolist

Spanish: montanteEnglish: total amount

Spanish: moraEnglish: delay

Spanish: moralEnglish: morals

Spanish: motivoEnglish: reason

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Spanish: motivoEnglish: grounds

Spanish: MUFACEEnglish: Society for Civil Servants

Spanish: multaEnglish: fine

Spanish: municipalidadEnglish: municipality

Spanish: municipioEnglish: township

Spanish: N.I.E.English: Foreigner I.D.

Spanish: nacidoEnglish: born

Spanish: nacionalizaciónEnglish: nationalization

Spanish: Naciones UnidasEnglish: United Nations

Spanish: negaciónEnglish: denial

Spanish: negaciónEnglish: negation

Spanish: negativaEnglish: denial

Spanish: negligenciaEnglish: negligence

Spanish: negociadoEnglish: department

Spanish: niEnglish: neither

Spanish: niEnglish: nor

Spanish: NIEEnglish: alien ID number

Spanish: NIFEnglish: TIN

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Spanish: no conformidadEnglish: nonconformity

Spanish: no obstanteEnglish: nevertheless, notwithstanding

Spanish: noliciónEnglish: nolition

Spanish: nombramientoEnglish: appointment

Spanish: nombre de solteraEnglish: maiden name

Spanish: nos repetimos de ustedesEnglish: once again, we remain very truly yours

Spanish: nosotrasEnglish: us

Spanish: notaría públicaEnglish: Notary Public Office

Spanish: noticiaEnglish: news

Spanish: notificaciónEnglish: notice

Spanish: notificadorEnglish: process server

Spanish: novaciónEnglish: novation

Spanish: novarEnglish: substitute by novation

Spanish: nulidadEnglish: nullity

Spanish: nuloEnglish: void

Spanish: numeradoEnglish: numbered

Spanish: número de matrículaEnglish: registration number

Spanish: número de orden

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English: consecutive number

Spanish: o por él que haga sus vecesEnglish: or by the entity acting as such

Spanish: OACIEnglish: ICAO

Spanish: óbiceEnglish: obstacle

Spanish: objeciónEnglish: objection

Spanish: objetarEnglish: contest

Spanish: obligadoEnglish: obligado

Spanish: obliganteEnglish: obligee

Spanish: obligatoriamenteEnglish: necessarily

Spanish: obrarEnglish: act, run

Spanish: obstinadamenteEnglish: obstinately

Spanish: obtenciónEnglish: procurement

Spanish: OCDEEnglish: OECD

Spanish: ocupanteEnglish: occupant

Spanish: ocursanteEnglish: petitioner

Spanish: ocursoEnglish: petition

Spanish: ofendidoEnglish: victim of an offense

Spanish: ofertadosEnglish: offered

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Spanish: Office of the Comptroller General of the RepublicEnglish: Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic

Spanish: oficialEnglish: clerk

Spanish: oficial mayorEnglish: chief clerk

Spanish: Oficialía MayorEnglish: Chief Clerk's Office

Spanish: oficialmenteEnglish: officially

Spanish: oficina de corregimientoEnglish: district office

Spanish: oficioEnglish: official letter

Spanish: oficio transcriptorioEnglish: official transcript

Spanish: OITEnglish: ILO

Spanish: OIT (Organización Internacional del Trabajo)English: ILO (International Labor Organization)

Spanish: ONGEnglish: NGO

Spanish: oponer excepcionesEnglish: make objections

Spanish: oponerse aEnglish: run counter to

Spanish: oportunamenteEnglish: at the appropriate time

Spanish: oportunoEnglish: appropriate

Spanish: oposiciónEnglish: opposition

Spanish: oralmenteEnglish: orally

Spanish: orden civilEnglish: civil disorder

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Spanish: orden de comparecerEnglish: subpoena

Spanish: orden de retención de ingresoEnglish: income withholding order

Spanish: orden del díaEnglish: agenda

Spanish: orden judicialEnglish: court order

Spanish: orden ministerialEnglish: ministerial order

Spanish: orden mostrar causaEnglish: order to show cause

Spanish: orden públicoEnglish: law and order

Spanish: ordenaciónEnglish: arrangement

Spanish: ordenamientoEnglish: rules

Spanish: ordenamientoEnglish: ordinance

Spanish: ordenamiento jurídicoEnglish: set of laws

Spanish: ordenamiento jurídicoEnglish: legal system

Spanish: organismoEnglish: organization

Spanish: Organización Internacional del TrabajoEnglish: International Labor Organization

Spanish: Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo EconómicosEnglish: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Spanish: organizadorEnglish: organizing

Spanish: orientalEnglish: Uruguayan

Spanish: originario

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English: native

Spanish: originarseEnglish: arise

Spanish: orillaEnglish: bank

Spanish: orillaEnglish: shore

Spanish: otorgarEnglish: execute

Spanish: otorgarEnglish: draw up

Spanish: otorgarEnglish: grant

Spanish: otorgarEnglish: execute

Spanish: otorgarEnglish: draw up

Spanish: otrosíEnglish: petition

Spanish: otrosí digoEnglish: I further state

Spanish: P.D. de firmaEnglish: authorized signature

Spanish: P.P.English: on behalf of

Spanish: p.p.English: Signed on behalf of

Spanish: pactoEnglish: covenant

Spanish: Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y PolíticosEnglish: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Spanish: Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y CulturalesEnglish: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Spanish: pagadorEnglish: payor

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Spanish: panteónEnglish: cemetary

Spanish: papel timbrado de uso exclusivo notarialEnglish: stamped notarial paper

Spanish: para conEnglish: toward

Spanish: para los efectos legales a que haya lugarEnglish: for all legal purposes

Spanish: para que consteEnglish: for the record

Spanish: paraderoEnglish: whereabouts

Spanish: parcialEnglish: partial

Spanish: parentescoEnglish: kinship

Spanish: parlamentarioEnglish: parliamentary

Spanish: Parlamento EuropeoEnglish: European Parliament

Spanish: paroEnglish: strike

Spanish: párrocoEnglish: parish priest

Spanish: parte considerativaEnglish: whereas clauses

Spanish: parte demandadaEnglish: defendant

Spanish: parte integranteEnglish: integral part

Spanish: partidaEnglish: item, record, entry

Spanish: partida de nacimientoEnglish: birth certificate

Spanish: partido judicialEnglish: judicial district

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Spanish: pasaporteEnglish: passport

Spanish: pasó ante miEnglish: presented before me

Spanish: paso del tiempoEnglish: passage of time

Spanish: patria potestadEnglish: parental authority

Spanish: patrimonio inmueble federalEnglish: federal real estate property

Spanish: patronoEnglish: employer

Spanish: pautaEnglish: rule

Spanish: paz socialEnglish: freedom from social unrest

Spanish: peculioEnglish: one's own money

Spanish: pecuniarioEnglish: pecuniary

Spanish: pedáneoEnglish: municipal

Spanish: pedimentoEnglish: petition

Spanish: pedirEnglish: request

Spanish: pena convencionalEnglish: contractual penalty

Spanish: penalEnglish: penal

Spanish: penalEnglish: criminal

Spanish: penalizaciónEnglish: penalty

Spanish: Península Ibérica

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English: Iberian Peninsula

Spanish: percibirEnglish: receive

Spanish: perecederoEnglish: perishable, short-lived

Spanish: pericialmenteEnglish: expertly

Spanish: período de graciaEnglish: grace period

Spanish: peritoEnglish: expert

Spanish: perito oficial en grafoscopíaEnglish: official handwriting expert

Spanish: perjudicialEnglish: prejudicial

Spanish: perjuicioEnglish: damage

Spanish: permanecerEnglish: remain

Spanish: perseguirEnglish: prosecute

Spanish: persona físicaEnglish: individual

Spanish: personalidadEnglish: legal capacity

Spanish: personasEnglish: people

Spanish: personería jurídicaEnglish: legal capacity

Spanish: pertinenteEnglish: relevant

Spanish: pesquisaEnglish: inquiry

Spanish: peticiónEnglish: petition

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Spanish: piadosoEnglish: pious

Spanish: PIPEEnglish: Personal and Financial Information Form

Spanish: plan maestroEnglish: master plan

Spanish: plantearEnglish: raise

Spanish: plasmarseEnglish: be incorporated in

Spanish: plasmarse inEnglish: take the form of

Spanish: plazaEnglish: position

Spanish: pleitoEnglish: lawsuit

Spanish: plenamenteEnglish: fully

Spanish: pleno dominioEnglish: fee simple

Spanish: pliego de condicionesEnglish: specifications

Spanish: pliego de descargoEnglish: evidence for the defense

Spanish: plusmarquistaEnglish: recordholder

Spanish: poblaciónEnglish: town

Spanish: poblacionalEnglish: demographic

Spanish: pobladorEnglish: inhabitant

Spanish: poderEnglish: power of attorney

Spanish: poderEnglish: be able to

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Spanish: poder ejecutivoEnglish: executive branch

Spanish: poder especialEnglish: special power of attorney

Spanish: poder notarialEnglish: power of attorney

Spanish: poder notarialEnglish: power of attorney

Spanish: poderdanteEnglish: grantor of power

Spanish: policíaEnglish: police

Spanish: Policía MinisterialEnglish: Ministerial Police

Spanish: política públicaEnglish: public policy

Spanish: ponenteEnglish: reporting judge

Spanish: poner de manifiestoEnglish: make manifest

Spanish: por cabezas por estirpesEnglish: per capita per stirpes

Spanish: por causa deEnglish: due to

Spanish: por conducto deEnglish: through

Spanish: por cualquier títuloEnglish: in any manner

Spanish: por cuantoEnglish: on the ground that

Spanish: por derecho propioEnglish: in his/her/their own right

Spanish: por disposición deEnglish: by arrangement of

Spanish: por efecto de la ley

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English: by operation of the law

Spanish: por el contrarioEnglish: on the contrary

Spanish: por el momentoEnglish: for the time being

Spanish: por la presenteEnglish: hereby, hereunder, in this document, by these presents, by this means

Spanish: por leyEnglish: by law

Spanish: por lo expuestoEnglish: considering the aforesaid

Spanish: por ministerio de la leyEnglish: by operation of the law

Spanish: por ningún conceptoEnglish: not on any terms

Spanish: por otro ladoEnglish: in addition

Spanish: por quéEnglish: why

Spanish: por separadoEnglish: separately

Spanish: por separadoEnglish: individually

Spanish: por sus generalesEnglish: based on their/his/her personal information

Spanish: pornográficoEnglish: pornographic

Spanish: poseedorEnglish: owner

Spanish: poseerEnglish: have

Spanish: poseerEnglish: possess

Spanish: posibleEnglish: possible

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Spanish: postulado éticoEnglish: ethical postulate

Spanish: potenciarEnglish: maximize

Spanish: potestadesEnglish: powers

Spanish: practicarEnglish: carry out

Spanish: preámbuloEnglish: preamble, introduction

Spanish: precedenteEnglish: foregoing

Spanish: preceptivoEnglish: compulsory

Spanish: preceptoEnglish: precept, rule

Spanish: precepto legalEnglish: legal principle

Spanish: precisarEnglish: specify

Spanish: preliminarmenteEnglish: initially

Spanish: preparatoriaEnglish: prevocational school

Spanish: prescindirEnglish: dispense with

Spanish: preselecciónEnglish: preselection

Spanish: presentanteEnglish: presenting party

Spanish: prestaciónEnglish: benefit

Spanish: prestar atención aEnglish: pay attention to

Spanish: presuncional legal y humanaEnglish: legal and human presumption

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Spanish: presuntoEnglish: alleged

Spanish: presupuestos procesalesEnglish: prerequisites

Spanish: presupuestos procesalesEnglish: rules of procedure

Spanish: pretenderEnglish: attempt, seek, intend

Spanish: pretensiónEnglish: claim

Spanish: pretensiónEnglish: pretense

Spanish: prevención de riesgosEnglish: risk management

Spanish: Previa juramentación de testigosEnglish: The witnesses having been sworn in

Spanish: previoEnglish: following

Spanish: previsibleEnglish: foreseeable

Spanish: primacíaEnglish: primacy

Spanish: Primera Autoridad CivilEnglish: First Civil Authority

Spanish: primitivoEnglish: original

Spanish: primitivoEnglish: original

Spanish: Principiado de AsturiasEnglish: Principality of Asturias

Spanish: prioridadEnglish: precedence, priority

Spanish: privarEnglish: deprive

Spanish: pro indiviso

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English: undivided

Spanish: pro indivisoEnglish: in common

Spanish: probanzaEnglish: proof, evidence

Spanish: probatorioEnglish: probatory

Spanish: probatorioEnglish: evidential

Spanish: problemáticoEnglish: problematic

Spanish: procedenciaEnglish: source

Spanish: procedenciaEnglish: appropriateness

Spanish: procedenteEnglish: appropriate

Spanish: procedimiento civilEnglish: civil proceedings

Spanish: procesarEnglish: try

Spanish: procesoEnglish: proceedings

Spanish: procesoEnglish: trial

Spanish: proceso penalEnglish: criminal trial

Spanish: proceso sumarioEnglish: summary process

Spanish: procuradorEnglish: attorney in fact

Spanish: procurador fiscalEnglish: public prosecutor

Spanish: Procuraduría General de Justicia del EstadoEnglish: State Attorney General's Office

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Spanish: procurarEnglish: try to, endeavor to, take pains to

Spanish: proemioEnglish: initial statement

Spanish: profesionistaEnglish: professional

Spanish: Profr.English: Professor

Spanish: promesa de compraventaEnglish: option contract

Spanish: promoción inmobiliariaEnglish: real estate development

Spanish: promocionalEnglish: promotional

Spanish: promontorioEnglish: promontory

Spanish: promoverEnglish: set in motion

Spanish: promulgarEnglish: enact

Spanish: pronunciamientoEnglish: pronouncement

Spanish: propiamente dichoEnglish: strictly speaking

Spanish: propiciarEnglish: cause

Spanish: propiciarEnglish: contribute to

Spanish: propiedad industrialEnglish: industrial property

Spanish: proponenteEnglish: bidder

Spanish: proporcionalmenteEnglish: proportionately

Spanish: proposición de pruebaEnglish: discovery

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Spanish: propuesta de leyEnglish: bill

Spanish: proratearEnglish: prorate

Spanish: prórrogaEnglish: extension

Spanish: prorrogarEnglish: extend

Spanish: protesto lo necesarioEnglish: I affirm that the foregoing is true and correct

Spanish: protocolizaciónEnglish: notarization

Spanish: Protocolo Facultativo de la Convención contra la tortura y otros tratos o penas crueles, inhumanos o degradantesEnglish: Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman orDegrading Treatment or Punishment

Spanish: Protocolo Facultativo de la Convención sobre la eliminación de todas las formas de discriminación contra la mujerEnglish: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Spanish: Protocolo Facultativo de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño relativo a la participación de niños en los conflictos armadosEnglish: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict

Spanish: Protocolo Facultativo de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño relativo a la venta de niños, la prostitución infantily la utilización de ninos en la pornografiaEnglish: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Spanish: Protocolo Facultativo del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y PolíticosEnglish: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Spanish: proveerEnglish: provide

Spanish: proveídoEnglish: writ

Spanish: proveídoEnglish: interlocutory judgment

Spanish: providencia

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English: decision

Spanish: provisionalEnglish: temporary

Spanish: provisionalmenteEnglish: temporarily

Spanish: proyecto de leyEnglish: bill, government bill, measure

Spanish: pruebaEnglish: evidence

Spanish: prueba documentalEnglish: documentary evidence

Spanish: prueba testimonialEnglish: oral evidence

Spanish: Pública GubernamentalEnglish: (Federal Law for Transparency

Spanish: publicado en la listaEnglish: published on the docket list

Spanish: publicitarioEnglish: advertising

Spanish: puesta en prácticaEnglish: implementation

Spanish: puniciónEnglish: punishment

Spanish: puntos petitorios de estiloEnglish: pertinent items of the petition

Spanish: puntos resolutivosEnglish: operative paragraphs

Spanish: puntualEnglish: specific

Spanish: puntualmenteEnglish: promptly

Spanish: pupiloEnglish: ward

Spanish: queEnglish: that

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Spanish: QueEnglish: Whereas

Spanish: querellaEnglish: lawsuit

Spanish: raciocinioEnglish: reasoning

Spanish: ratificadoEnglish: ratified

Spanish: ratificarEnglish: ratify

Spanish: rayadoEnglish: crossed out

Spanish: razónEnglish: reason, motive, explanation

Spanish: razonamientoEnglish: argument, reasoning

Spanish: razonamientos jurídicosEnglish: legal ruling

Spanish: RCLEnglish: Chronological Legislative Digest

Spanish: reabrirEnglish: reopen

Spanish: Real DecretoEnglish: Royal Decree

Spanish: Real Decreto LegislativoEnglish: Royal Legislative Decree

Spanish: realistaEnglish: realistic

Spanish: realizableEnglish: attainable

Spanish: rebajaEnglish: reduction

Spanish: recaudación de rentasEnglish: tax collection agency

Spanish: recibidoEnglish: received

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Spanish: recibirEnglish: receive

Spanish: recíprocamenteEnglish: in a reciprocal manner

Spanish: reclamaciónEnglish: complaint

Spanish: reclamaciónEnglish: claim

Spanish: reconvenciónEnglish: counter-claim

Spanish: recopilaciónEnglish: compilation

Spanish: rectorEnglish: governing

Spanish: recurrirEnglish: appeal

Spanish: recursoEnglish: appeal

Spanish: recurso de amparoEnglish: appeal for legal protection

Spanish: recurso de apelaciónEnglish: appeal

Spanish: recurso de reposiciónEnglish: appeal for reversal

Spanish: recurso de revocaciónEnglish: motion for reconsideration

Spanish: recusarEnglish: challenge

Spanish: redargüirEnglish: challenge

Spanish: reembolsarEnglish: reimburse

Spanish: reformaEnglish: amendment

Spanish: regidor

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English: town councillor

Spanish: regimen de visitasEnglish: visitation schedule

Spanish: regimen economico matrimonialEnglish: marital property system

Spanish: régimen patrimonial de comunidad diferidaEnglish: deferred community property regime

Spanish: regirEnglish: govern

Spanish: registradorEnglish: registrar

Spanish: registralEnglish: registrational

Spanish: registro civilEnglish: registry office

Spanish: Registro de ComercioEnglish: Public Registry of Commerce

Spanish: Registro de la PropiedadEnglish: Property Register

Spanish: Registro Demográfico de Puerto RicoEnglish: Puerto Rico Demographic Registry

Spanish: Registro Federal de ElectoresEnglish: Federal Registry of Voters

Spanish: Registro Público de la PropiedadEnglish: Public Registry of Property

Spanish: Registro Público del ComercioEnglish: Public Registry of Commerce

Spanish: reglaEnglish: rule

Spanish: reglamentariamenteEnglish: in due form

Spanish: reglamentarioEnglish: regulatory

Spanish: reglamento internoEnglish: internal rules

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Spanish: regulaciónEnglish: regulation

Spanish: regularEnglish: regulate, control, adjust

Spanish: reincidenciaEnglish: second offense

Spanish: reincidenciaEnglish: recidivism

Spanish: reinoEnglish: kingdom

Spanish: reitero a Ud. las seguridades de mi atenta y distinguida consideraciónEnglish: Please rest assured that I will give the matter my most careful consideration

Spanish: relacionarseEnglish: interact

Spanish: relaciones laboralesEnglish: labor relations

Spanish: relatoEnglish: account, story

Spanish: remitirse aEnglish: refer to

Spanish: RENFEEnglish: Spanish national railway company

Spanish: renglónEnglish: line

Spanish: renglónEnglish: line

Spanish: renovableEnglish: renewable

Spanish: reparoEnglish: objection

Spanish: Repertorio Cronológico de LegislaciónEnglish: Chronological Legislative Digest

Spanish: representación legalEnglish: legal representation

Spanish: Representacion Social del Fuero ComúnEnglish: Offices of the State Public Prosecutor

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Spanish: representante legalEnglish: true and lawful attorney

Spanish: representante legalEnglish: right to recognition as a person before the law

Spanish: reputaciónEnglish: reputation

Spanish: requerimientoEnglish: request

Spanish: requerimientoEnglish: injunction

Spanish: requisitadoEnglish: filled out

Spanish: requisitoriaEnglish: requisition

Spanish: resarcimientoEnglish: compensation

Spanish: resciciónEnglish: severance

Spanish: rescindirEnglish: rescind

Spanish: rescisiónEnglish: annulment

Spanish: reseñarEnglish: describe

Spanish: reserva de dominioEnglish: retention of title

Spanish: reservadoEnglish: classified

Spanish: residencia habitualEnglish: habitual residence

Spanish: resoluciónEnglish: annulment

Spanish: respectivoEnglish: respective

Spanish: respecto a

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English: in relation to

Spanish: responsabilidad civilEnglish: civil liability

Spanish: responsabilidad fiscalEnglish: accountability

Spanish: responsabilidad fiscalEnglish: tax liability

Spanish: responsableEnglish: responsible

Spanish: respuestaEnglish: answer

Spanish: restituirEnglish: restore

Spanish: restituirEnglish: return

Spanish: resultandosEnglish: statement of facts

Spanish: retenciónEnglish: withholding, deduction

Spanish: retroactivoEnglish: retroactive

Spanish: reunidosEnglish: by and between

Spanish: REUNIDOSEnglish: This agreement is made and entered into by and between

Spanish: revisión judicialEnglish: judicial review

Spanish: revocarEnglish: revoke

Spanish: revocatoriaEnglish: revocatory

Spanish: rigorEnglish: rigor

Spanish: RNCEnglish: TIN

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Spanish: romperEnglish: sever

Spanish: rotularEnglish: label

Spanish: rúbricaEnglish: paraph

Spanish: rubricarEnglish: sign and seal

Spanish: rubroEnglish: title

Spanish: rubroEnglish: heading

Spanish: ruinaEnglish: bankruptcy

Spanish: rumanoEnglish: Romanian

Spanish: sabiduríaEnglish: wisdom, knowledge, learning

Spanish: sacaEnglish: certified copy

Spanish: sacar a paz y a salvoEnglish: hold harmless

Spanish: sacar adelanteEnglish: bring up well

Spanish: salaEnglish: courtroom

Spanish: salaEnglish: division

Spanish: Sala de lo SocialEnglish: Chamber for Social and Labor Matters

Spanish: Sala Superior de CarolinaEnglish: Carolina Superior Court

Spanish: salario caídoEnglish: back pay

Spanish: salto de alturaEnglish: high jump

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Spanish: sana críticaEnglish: fair comment

Spanish: sanciónEnglish: penalty

Spanish: sanciónEnglish: penalty

Spanish: saneamientoEnglish: disencumbrance

Spanish: SAREnglish: SAR (Retirement Savings System)

Spanish: se entenderáEnglish: shall be deemed

Spanish: Se reconocen mutuamente la capacidad legal suficienteEnglish: Do hereby mutually acknowledge one another's proper legal capacity

Spanish: secciónEnglish: section

Spanish: Secretaría de HaciendaEnglish: Treasury Department

Spanish: Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito PúblicoEnglish: Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

Spanish: Secretaría de Relaciones ExterioresEnglish: State Department

Spanish: Secretaría de SaludEnglish: Secretariat of Health

Spanish: secretaría generalEnglish: registry

Spanish: secretario abogadoEnglish: legal secretary

Spanish: secuestroEnglish: seizure

Spanish: secuestroEnglish: kidnapping

Spanish: sedeEnglish: seat

Spanish: según el caso

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English: accordingly

Spanish: según enmendadoEnglish: as amended

Spanish: Segundo Protocolo Facultativo del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles yPolíticos, destinado a abolir la pena de muerteEnglish: Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Spanish: seguro obligatorioEnglish: compulsory insurance

Spanish: seguro socialEnglish: Social Security

Spanish: seguro social choferilEnglish: social security for drivers

Spanish: selloEnglish: seal, stamp

Spanish: sello en secoEnglish: dry seal

Spanish: seminarioEnglish: seminar

Spanish: señaladamenteEnglish: notably

Spanish: señaladamenteEnglish: especially

Spanish: señaladamenteEnglish: remarkably

Spanish: señaladamenteEnglish: particularly

Spanish: sendosEnglish: one for each

Spanish: sensiblementeEnglish: noticeably

Spanish: sensiblementeEnglish: considerably

Spanish: sentencia condenatoriaEnglish: verdict of guilty

Spanish: sentencia definitiva

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English: final judgment

Spanish: sentencia ejecutoriadaEnglish: final and binding judgment

Spanish: sentimientoEnglish: feeling

Spanish: separación de bienesEnglish: separation of estates

Spanish: ser precisoEnglish: be necessary

Spanish: serieEnglish: series

Spanish: servicio públicoEnglish: public service

Spanish: Servicios JurídicosEnglish: Legal Counsel

Spanish: servidumbre de pasoEnglish: right of way

Spanish: siempre queEnglish: provided

Spanish: siempre y cuandoEnglish: provided

Spanish: siempre y cuandoEnglish: as long as

Spanish: siendo asíEnglish: being this the case

Spanish: siendo el caso queEnglish: being the case that

Spanish: siendo queEnglish: being that, being the case that

Spanish: signarEnglish: mark

Spanish: signoEnglish: mark

Spanish: sinalagmáticoEnglish: synallagmatic

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Spanish: síndico municipalEnglish: municipal comptroller

Spanish: SISTEMA MUNDIAL DE SOCORRO Y SEGURIDADMARITIMOSEnglish: GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM

Spanish: SMSSMEnglish: GMDSS

Spanish: sobrarEnglish: be more than enough, be enough, be a lot of

Spanish: sobreponerse aEnglish: overcome, triumph over

Spanish: sobreseimientoEnglish: nonsuit

Spanish: sobrevenirEnglish: follow

Spanish: sociedad conyugalEnglish: community property

Spanish: sociedad de beneficenciaEnglish: benevolent association

Spanish: Sociedad Legal de GanancialesEnglish: Community Property of Husband and Wife

Spanish: sociofamiliarEnglish: sociofamily

Spanish: solapamientoEnglish: overlapping

Spanish: SOLASEnglish: SOLAS

Spanish: solicitanteEnglish: applicant

Spanish: solidarioEnglish: joint

Spanish: soluciónEnglish: solution

Spanish: solucionarEnglish: solve

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Spanish: solventarEnglish: solve

Spanish: someterEnglish: subject

Spanish: sometidoEnglish: subject

Spanish: sospechosoEnglish: suspicious

Spanish: ss.English: following

Spanish: su despachoEnglish: by hand

Spanish: Su SeñoríaEnglish: Your Honor

Spanish: subarrendarEnglish: sublease

Spanish: subarrendarEnglish: sublet

Spanish: subarriendoEnglish: sublease

Spanish: sublicenciarEnglish: sublicense

Spanish: subordinarEnglish: subject

Spanish: Subprocuraduria Fiscal Federal de InvestigacionesEnglish: Assistant Federal Investigative Fiscal Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Spanish: subrogarEnglish: subrogate

Spanish: subrogarEnglish: substitute

Spanish: subsanarEnglish: correct

Spanish: sucesiónEnglish: inheritance

Spanish: sucesoEnglish: event

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Spanish: sucesoEnglish: incident

Spanish: sucesorEnglish: successor

Spanish: sueloEnglish: land

Spanish: suficientementeEnglish: sufficiently

Spanish: sufragarEnglish: defray

Spanish: sufrimientoEnglish: suffering

Spanish: sumarioEnglish: summary proceedings

Spanish: supeditado aEnglish: subject to

Spanish: superioridadEnglish: superior officers

Spanish: superposiciónEnglish: overlapping

Spanish: suponerEnglish: suppose, imply, entail

Spanish: suponerEnglish: mean

Spanish: suprimirEnglish: remove

Spanish: supuestoEnglish: statutory presumption

Spanish: surge de autosEnglish: the record shows

Spanish: surtir efectoEnglish: take effect

Spanish: sustancialEnglish: substantial

Spanish: sustituto

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English: replacement

Spanish: tablaje catastralEnglish: cadastral records

Spanish: tablillaEnglish: license plate

Spanish: tachaduraEnglish: erasure

Spanish: tácitamenteEnglish: tacitly

Spanish: tareaEnglish: tarea (Dominican land measurement equaling 628 m2)

Spanish: tarjeta electoralEnglish: voter registration card

Spanish: taxativamenteEnglish: precisely

Spanish: taxativamenteEnglish: categorically

Spanish: taxativamenteEnglish: specifically

Spanish: TDREnglish: TOR

Spanish: telegramaEnglish: telegram

Spanish: temeridadEnglish: recklessness

Spanish: temporadaEnglish: season

Spanish: tener a bienEnglish: see fit to

Spanish: tener conocimiento deEnglish: know about

Spanish: tener trato conEnglish: be acquainted with

Spanish: teniente de alcaldeEnglish: deputy mayor

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Spanish: tercera personaEnglish: third party

Spanish: tergiversadoEnglish: distorted

Spanish: terminantementeEnglish: strictly

Spanish: término municipalEnglish: municipal district

Spanish: términos de referenciaEnglish: terms of reference

Spanish: territorialidadEnglish: territoriality

Spanish: tesisEnglish: judicial precedent

Spanish: Tesoro PúblicoEnglish: Treasury

Spanish: testadoEnglish: crossed out

Spanish: testadorEnglish: testator

Spanish: testamento ológrafoEnglish: holographic will

Spanish: testigo presencialEnglish: attesting witness

Spanish: testimonio literalEnglish: notarial certified copy

Spanish: Texto Refundido de la Ley de Contratos de las Administraciones PúblicasEnglish: Consolidated Text of the Law of Public Administration Contracts

Spanish: textualmenteEnglish: exactly

Spanish: textualmenteEnglish: literally

Spanish: textualmenteEnglish: verbatim

Spanish: tiempo hábil

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English: time allowed to take action

Spanish: tipificarEnglish: typify

Spanish: titularEnglish: holder

Spanish: titular de un juzgado de instrucciónEnglish: magistrate in charge of a district court

Spanish: titular de un juzgado de instrucciónEnglish: judge holding office in a court

Spanish: titularidadEnglish: legal right of possession

Spanish: titularidadEnglish: ownership

Spanish: titularidadEnglish: ownership

Spanish: título de propiedadEnglish: title deed

Spanish: título legalEnglish: deed

Spanish: título legalEnglish: legal title

Spanish: tocaEnglish: case file

Spanish: toda vez queEnglish: insofar as

Spanish: todo elloEnglish: all of the foregoing

Spanish: toma de razónEnglish: recording in a register

Spanish: tomar posesión deEnglish: take possession of

Spanish: tomar posesión deEnglish: appropriate

Spanish: tomarle juramento aEnglish: swear in

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Spanish: tomoEnglish: volume

Spanish: torticeroEnglish: tortious

Spanish: trabaEnglish: obstacle

Spanish: trabajoEnglish: job

Spanish: trabajo infantilEnglish: child labor

Spanish: traducirEnglish: translate

Spanish: tramitaciónEnglish: proceedings

Spanish: trámiteEnglish: procedures

Spanish: trancazoEnglish: blow with a club

Spanish: transcurrirEnglish: elapse, pass

Spanish: transgredirEnglish: break

Spanish: transigirEnglish: compromise

Spanish: trasEnglish:

Spanish: trascenderEnglish: become known

Spanish: trasladoEnglish: notification

Spanish: tratarEnglish: deal with

Spanish: tribunal de apelaciónEnglish: court of appeal

Spanish: tribunal de apelaciónEnglish: appellate court

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Spanish: tribunal de arbitrajeEnglish: arbitral tribunal

Spanish: Tribunal de CuentasEnglish: General Accounting Office

Spanish: Tribunal de Defensa de la CompetenciaEnglish: Competition Court

Spanish: Tribunal de Primera InstanciaEnglish: Trial Court

Spanish: tribunal electoralEnglish: board of elections

Spanish: Tribunal General de JusticiaEnglish: General Court of Justice

Spanish: Tribunal SupremoEnglish: Supreme Court

Spanish: Tribunal Supremo de EleccionesEnglish: Supreme Court of Elections

Spanish: Tribunal Supremo de Puerto RicoEnglish: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Spanish: tutelaEnglish: guardianship

Spanish: tutelarEnglish: govern

Spanish: tutorEnglish: guardian

Spanish: una acta del tenor siguienteEnglish: a record reading as follows

Spanish: Unidad de DictaminaciónEnglish: Auditing Unit

Spanish: unidadesEnglish: facilities

Spanish: unilateralmenteEnglish: unilaterally

Spanish: urgenteEnglish: urgent

Spanish: urna

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English: ballot box

Spanish: urna electoralEnglish: ballot box

Spanish: uruguayoEnglish: Uruguayan

Spanish: ustedesEnglish: you

Spanish: usufructoEnglish: usufruct

Spanish: usufructuarioEnglish: usufructuary

Spanish: usurparEnglish: usurp

Spanish: utilidadEnglish: usefulness

Spanish: vacío legalEnglish: loophole

Spanish: valeEnglish: I hereby attest

Spanish: validaciónEnglish: validation

Spanish: validarEnglish: validate

Spanish: validezEnglish: validity

Spanish: valor probatorioEnglish: probative value, value as evidence

Spanish: variarEnglish: change

Spanish: vda. deEnglish: widow of

Spanish: veeduríaEnglish: overseer's office

Spanish: vejatorioEnglish: humiliating

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Spanish: venirEnglish: come

Spanish: ventajaEnglish: advantage

Spanish: veracidadEnglish: veracity

Spanish: verídicoEnglish: true, real

Spanish: verídicoEnglish: true

Spanish: verterEnglish: express

Spanish: verterEnglish: state

Spanish: víaEnglish: manner

Spanish: vía administrativaEnglish: executive action

Spanish: vía incidentalEnglish: incidental proceeding

Spanish: via públicaEnglish: street

Spanish: via públicaEnglish: public thoroughfare

Spanish: viajarEnglish: travel

Spanish: vicaríaEnglish: vicarage

Spanish: viceversaEnglish: vice versa

Spanish: vicioEnglish: defect

Spanish: vicioEnglish: flaw

Spanish: vicioEnglish: fault

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Spanish: vicio de consentimientoEnglish: mental mistake

Spanish: victimarioEnglish: offender

Spanish: vigenciaEnglish: validity

Spanish: vínculo matrimonialEnglish: bond of matrimony

Spanish: violarEnglish: breach

Spanish: violencia intrafamiliarEnglish: domestic violence

Spanish: visadoEnglish: visa

Spanish: vistosEnglish: whereas

Spanish: viuda deEnglish: widow of

Spanish: vivirEnglish: live

Spanish: vocalEnglish: board member

Spanish: vocal titularEnglish: regular member

Spanish: voluntadEnglish: wish

Spanish: voluntadEnglish: intention

Spanish: voluntariamenteEnglish: voluntarily

Spanish: voto particularEnglish: dissenting vote

Spanish: vueltaEnglish: reverse side

Spanish: vuelto

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English: verso

Spanish: vulnerarEnglish: violate

Spanish: xerografíaEnglish: Xerox copy

Spanish: Y para que conste donde convengaEnglish: And to serve as evidence whenever appropriate

Spanish: ya queEnglish: since

Spanish: yoEnglish: I

Spanish: zanjarEnglish: settle