Attorney n.

 1 a person who acts for or represents another in business

or legal matters 2US lawyer
Representante
legal Una persona que actúa o representa a otra persona en
asuntos comerciales o legales. 2. Abogado

An attorney will be appointed to represent you in court.

Se nombrará un abogado (Representante legal) para que lo

represente en el tribunal.

barristerUK n. a lawyer who pleads before a superior court.

Abogado Un abogado que defiende a una persona ante una corte
superior.

In the UK barristers still wear wigs in court, don't they?

En Reino Unido los abogados todavía usan pelucas en los

tribunales ¿no?

Brief n. 1UK instructions to a barrister - also v. 2US written

statement of facts
Declaración
Instruccciones para un abogado- 2. Declaración escrita de
hechos

My first brief was to defend a young man accused of

stealing a bicycle.
 Mi primera declaración fue defender a un joven acusado de
robar una bicicleta.

Case n. statement of the facts in a trial, esp. the argument of one

side
Caso
Declaración de hechos en un juicio, el argumento de un
lado.

The prosecutor built a really strong case and the defendant

was found guilty.

El fiscal construyó un caso realmente sólido y el acusado

fue declarado culpable

Contract n. a formal agreement, usually in writing, between two or

more parties
Contrato
Un acuerdo formal, generalmente escrito entre dos o más
partes

Before signing the contract, get a lawyer to check it for

you.

Antes de firmar el contrato, consiga un abogado lo revise

por usted.

court of law n. the place where law cases are heard and decided; court
- courtroom n.
Tribunal de
justicia El lugar donde los casos legales son escuchados y
decididos, tribunal- sala de audiencias.
 There's a special court of law for corruption and bribery
cases.

Hay un tribunal de justicia especial para casos de

corrupción y soborno.

Defendant n. person or organization facing a criminal charge or other

legal proceeding - defend v.
Acusado(a)
Persona u organización que enfrenta un cargo penal u otro
procedimiento legal. V. Defender

After being found not guilty, the defendant hugged his

defence lawyer.

Después de ser de inocente, el acusado abrazo a su

abogado defensor.

Evidence n. information presented to a court to prove or support a

point in question
Evidencia
Información presentada ante una corte para probar o
respaldar un punto en cuestión.

Have the police got any forensic evidence like fingerprints,

hair or DNA?

¿Tiene la policía alguna evidencia forense como huellas

dactilares, cabello o ADN?

Guilty adj. responsible for wrong; culpable - guilt n. not

guilty adj.
Culpable Responsable de hacer algo mal culpable- culpa n. culpable
adj.

Do you think the jury will find the defendant guilty?

Judge n. official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court

of law - also v.
Juez-
magistrate- Funcionario con autoridad para escuchar y decidir casos
bench en un tribunal de justicia. V. Juzgar

Everyone stood when the judge entered the courtroom.

Todos se pusieron de pie cuando el juez(a) entró en la sala.

Jury n. a group of people chosen to hear the evidence of a case

and give a decision
Jurado
Grupo de personas que han sido elegidas para escuchar la
evidencia de un caso y tomar una decisión

After deliberating for two days, the jury still hadn't

reached a verdict.

Después de deliberar durante dos días, el jurado aún no

había llegado a un veredicto

Lawsuit n. a trial at court between two private parties

Demanda un juicio en la corte entre dos partes privadas.

 Many parents brought class-action lawsuits against the
company for selling dangerous toys.

Muchos padres entablaron demandas colectivas contra la

empresa por vender juguetes peligrosos.

Lawyer n. a person trained in law and who advises or represents

others
Abogado
una persona capacitada en derecho y que asesora o
representa a otros

After his neighbour refused to keep his dogs quiet, Jim

asked a lawyer about taking legal action.

Plead v. 1 to defend a law case 2 to declare oneself to be guilty or

not guilty - plea n.
Defender-
declarar 1. defender una ley caso 2 declararse culpable o no culpable
- declaración de culpabilidad

If you plead not guilty, your case will be heard in court.

Si se declara no culpable, su caso será escuchado

en la corte.

prosecutor n. 1 a lawyer, often a public official, who can file charges
and try to prove a defendant's guilt in court - prosecute v.

The prosecutor has charged the former Prime Minister

 with several corruption-related offences.

sentence n. 1 decision of a court, esp. as to the punishment 2 the

punishment - also v.

Our nephew is serving a three-year prison sentence for

robbery.

solicitor n. 1UK lawyer advising clients and briefing barristers 2US law

officer for a city etc

Can you recommend a good solicitor for drawing up a

will?

sue v. to start legal action against someone in a court of law

- lawsuit n.

Tanya's family sued the hospital for negligence after she'd

been given the wrong medicine.

sum up v. to summarise and review the evidence of a case

- summing up n.

It took the prosecutor quite a while to sum up the case

against the defendant.
 trial n. a formal examination of a case in a court of law - to
try v.

Anyone can sit in the court's public gallery and watch

a trial.

verdict n. the formal decision or finding of a judge or jury

After hearing the jury's verdict, the defendant's relatives

cried and hugged one another.

without without detriment or damage to a legal right or claim

prejudice

You can plead guilty to one charge without prejudice to

any other charges you're facing.

Because the spiral of economic growth generated by the "New Economy" ran the risk of becoming
a vicious circle of slowness, low and crisis, this economy was also subject to the old economy and
was very volatile

Massive protests organized by countless non-governmental organizations began to checkmate the

international financial agencies - states in order to reaffirm the weight of political considerations,
was the reason they protested.

The nations that have been left with the worst of capitalism is Latin America, the Asian model.
Only small, homogeneous countries with a high level of education and that understand how to
insert themselves into internationally competitive niches could find a solution to mitigate the
existing political instability and social tension.