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appellate court (US),
appeal court (UK) n | (law: court of appeal) | tribunal de apelación nm |
| | The appellate court refused to overturn Marion's murder conviction. |
| | El tribunal de apelación denegó el recurso presentado. |
| badminton court n | (sports: ground marked for badminton) | cancha de bádminton nf + loc adj |
| | A badminton court is smaller than a tennis court. |
| basketball court n | (area marked for basketball) | cancha de baloncesto nf + loc adj |
| | | cancha de básquetbol, cancha de basquetbol nf + loc adj |
| | | cancha de básquet nf + loc adj |
| | (ES) | pista de baloncesto nf + loc adj |
| | Some of the players were warming up on the basketball court. |
| be taken to court v expr | (be prosecuted) | ser llevado ante los tribunales loc verb |
| | I'm being taken to court by my next-door neighbor. |
| | Estoy siendo llevado ante los tribunales por mi vecino. |
| | | hacerle juicio loc verb |
| | Mi vecino me está haciendo juicio. |
| before the court adv | (in front of a tribunal) | ante el juez loc adv |
| | I'm going to testify before the court on Wednesday. |
| | | ante el tribunal loc adv |
chancery court,
court of chancery n | (alternative to courts of common law) (derecho británico) | tribunal de equidad loc nom m |
| Court of Chancery n | (historical court in England and Wales) (derecho británico) | Tribunal de Cancillería loc nom m |
| | | Tribunal de Equidad loc nom m |
| children's court n | (law: juvenile) | tribunal de menores loc nom m |
| | | juzgado de menores loc nom m |
| circuit court n | US (court: several locations) | juzgado nm |
| | | corte de circuito, tribunal de circuito loc nom f, loc nom m |
| circuit court of appeals n | US (law court in US system) | tribunal del circuito de apelaciones loc nom m |
| city court n | US (civil court, local court) | tribunal municipal nm + adj mf |
| | | corte municipal nf + adj mf |
| | (MX) | juzgado local nm + adj mf |
| civil court n | UK (city court, non-criminal court) (ES) | juzgado de lo civil nm |
| | A civil court deals with non-criminal matters, such as eviction proceedings, anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), debt hearings and family proceedings. |
| | (MX) | juzgado civil nm |
| | (AR) | juzgado en lo civil nm |
| clay court n | (tennis: red-clay surface) | cancha de arcilla nf + loc adj |
| | He never plays as well on a clay court as on grass. |
| | (ES) | pista de tierra batida nf + loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Rafa Nadal es un gran jugador de tierra batida. |
| | (AR) | cancha de polvo de ladrillo nf + loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El torneo va a jugarse en polvo de ladrillo. |
| clay court n | US (tennis: green-clay surface) | cancha de arcilla verde nf + loc adj |
| | (AR) | cancha de polvo de ladrillo verde, cancha de tierra batida verde nf + loc adj |
| | El torneo de Charleston en Carolina del Sur se realiza en canchas de polvo de ladrillo verde. |
| commercial court n | (law: for business disputes) | tribunal comercial nm + adj mf |
| | | tribunal de comercio loc nom m |
| | | tribunal mercantil nm + adj mf |
| companies court n | UK (law: for business matters) | tribunal societario loc nom m |
| | | registro mercantil loc nom m |
| compulsory winding up by the court n | (law: involuntary liquidation) | orden judicial de liquidación forzosa loc nom f |
| | | declaración de quiebra impuesta por el tribunal loc nom f |
| contempt of court n | (disruption of legal proceedings) | desacato al tribunal loc nom m |
| | The judge threatened them with contempt of court charges unless they behaved themselves. |
| | El juez los amenazó con demandarlos por desacato al tribunal si no se comportaban. |
| county court n | US (law: low court in some states) | tribunal inferior loc nom m |
| county court n | UK (law: civil court) (Reino Unido) | juzgado de primera instancia loc nom m |
| court case n | (trial, legal proceeding) | juicio nm |
| | In the US court cases are heard either by a judge or a jury. |
| | En España hay pocos juicios en los que intervenga un jurado. |
| | | proceso judicial nm + adj mf |
| | El proceso judicial se llevará a cabo ante un jurado. |
| court clerk n | (record-keeper of a law court) | secretario del juzgado, secretaria del juzgado loc nm, loc nf |
| | (ES) | letrado de la Administración de Justicia, letrada de la Administración de Justicia loc nm, loc nf |
| | When you file a petition with the court, the court clerk stamps it. |
| court costs npl | (expenses incurred by a court case) | costas nfpl |
| | We didn't sue him because we didn't have enough money for the court costs. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las costas quedaron a cargo de la parte denunciante. |
| | | costos legales nmpl |
| | No le pusimos una demanda porque no teníamos el dinero para los costos legales. |
| court decision n | (court's ruling on a case) | decisión del juzgado, decisión del tribunal nf + loc adj |
| | | decisión de la corte nf + loc adj |
| Court of Appeal n | (reviews decisions of an inferior court) | tribunal de apelación nm + loc adj |
| | | corte de apelación nf + loc adj |
| | Mrs. Drummond took the case to the Court of Appeal. |
| | El Sr. Drummond llevó el caso al tribunal de apelaciones. |
| court of appeals n | US (appellate court) | corte de apelaciones loc nom f |
| court of appeals n | US (highest New York State appellate court) | corte de apelaciones de Nueva York loc nom f |
| Court of Appeal n | UK (part of Supreme Court of Judicature) | Tribunal de Apelaciones loc nom m |
| court of inquiry n | (military) | comisión de investigación nf + loc adj |
| | | tribunal de investigación nm + loc adj |
| court of law n | (place: tribunal) | juzgado nm |
| | | corte de justicia grupo nom |
| | | tribunal nm |
| | That argument would not be acceptable in a court of law. |
| | Ese argumento no sería aceptable en un juzgado. |
| court of law n | (proceedings: trial) | proceso judicial nm + adj |
| | | juicio nm |
| | | procedimiento judicial nm + adj |
| court of original jurisdiction n | (law: heard case first) | juzgado que trata un caso en primera instancia grupo nom |
| | | tribunal de jurisdicción de primera instancia grupo nom |
| court of record n | (law: type of tribunal) | tribunal de primera instancia loc nom m |
| Note: Los sistemas judiciales varían mucho, la traducción propuesta es una equivalencia aproximada para identificar el tipo de tribunal. |
| | The Circuit Court serves as the court of record for the county. |
| court order n | (legal instruction or ruling) | mandato judicial, mandato del juez loc nom m |
| | | orden del juzgado, orden judicial loc nom f |
| | | sentencia judicial loc nom f |
| | He has to pay child support by court order. |
| | Tiene que pagar la manutención del hijo por mandato judicial. |
| | Tiene que pagar la manutención del hijo por orden del juzgado. |
| court reporter n | (stenographer in a lawcourt) | taquígrafo judicial, taquígrafa judicial nm, nf + adj |
| | | secretario judicial, secretaria judicial nm, nf + adj |
| | The court reporter prepared the transcript of the hearing. |
| | El taquígrafo judicial preparó la transcripción de la audiencia. |
| court shoe n | (women's footwear) | zapato salón, zapato de salón, zapato corte salón loc nom m |
| | (zapato) | salón nm |
court tennis (US),
real tennis (UK) n | (tennis) | tenis nm |
| court usher n | (shows people into courtroom) | ujier n común |
| | La ujier acompañó a la testigo hasta el estrado. |
| court-appointed lawyer n | (lawyer assigned to a defendant) | abogado de oficio, abogada de oficio loc nm, loc nf |
| | | defensor público, defensora pública loc nm, loc nf |
| | | abogado nombrado por la corte, abogado designado por la corte grupo nom |
| | She fired her court-appointed lawyer and hired a private firm. |
| | Despidió a su abogado de oficio y contrató a un despacho privado. |
court-martial (US),
court martial (UK) n | (law: military trial) | consejo de guerra loc nom m |
| | | Sala de lo Militar loc nom f |
| | | Tribunal Militar loc nom m |
| | Following his court-martial, the major was given a dishonourable discharge. |
| court-martial [sb]⇒ vtr | (try in military court) | juzgar a alguien en la Sala de lo Militar loc verb |
| | | juzgar a alguien en consejo de guerra loc verb |
| | The sergeant-major was court-martialled following the incident. |
| criminal court n | (court for criminal cases) | Juzgado de lo penal nm |
| | The alleged murderer will be held without bail until he is tried in criminal court. |
| | | Juzgado en lo penal nm |
| | | Corte Criminal nf |
Crown Court,
crown court n | UK (law: for serious criminal cases) | Tribunal Superior de lo Penal de Inglaterra y Gales n propio m |
| | | Tribunal de la Corona n propio m |
| day in court n | (day [sb] appears in court) | audiencia en los tribunales nf + loc adv |
| district court n | US (intermediate, state court) | juzgado de distrito nm + loc adj |
| | | tribunal de distrito nm + loc adj |
| | The district court deals with the most common violations of law. |
| | El juzgado de distrito lidia con las violaciones de la ley más comunes. |
| divided court n | (law: not unanimous) | tribunal dividido nm + adj |
| divorce court n | (law) | Juzgado de Familia loc nom m |
| | (ES) | Juzgado de 1.ª Instancia loc nom m |
equity court,
court of equity n | (law: chancery court) | tribunal del régimen de Equity loc nom m |
| European Court of Human Rights n | (law: international court) | Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos n propio m |
| European Court of Justice n | (law: international court) | Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea n propio m |
face card,
also UK: court card n | (playing cards: king, queen or jack) | figura nf |
| | The king, queen and jack are called face cards. |
| | El rey, la reina y la joya son figuras. |
family court,
also US: court of domestic relations,
domestic-relations court n | (law) | tribunal familiar nm + adj mf |
| | | tribunal de familia nm + loc adj |
| federal court n | US (law: with federal authority) | tribunal federal loc nom m |
| federal district court n | US (law: trial court) | tribunal federal de distrito loc nom m |
| food court n | (dining area in shopping mall) | patio de comidas nm + loc adj |
| | | zona de restaurantes nf + loc adj |
| | At the food court, you can choose between Italian, Japanese and Thai dishes. |
| friend of the court n | (law) (voz latina, derecho) | amicus curiae loc nom m |
| | | amigo de la corte, amigo del tribunal nm + loc adj |
| full court n | (law: all judges present) | tribunal en pleno loc nom m |
| | | juicio plenario nm + adj |
| grass court n | (tennis: grass-covered playing surface) | cancha de césped, cancha de hierba nf + loc adj |
| | (ES) | pista de césped, pista de hierba nf + loc adj |
| | | césped nm |
| | In contrast to the other Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon is played on grass courts. |
| | A diferencia de los otros torneos del Gran Slam, Wimbledon se juega en canchas de césped. |
| hard court n | (tennis: type of playing surface) (tenis) | pista dura nf + adj |
| | | cancha de cemento nf + loc adj |
| have your day in court v expr | figurative (get chance to have your say) | tener oportunidad para explicarse loc verb |
| High Court n | UK (law: High Court of Justice) | Tribunal Supremo loc nom m |
| High Court n | AU (law: highest court of appeal) | Tribunal Supremo loc nom m |
| High Court n | NZ (law: lower than Court of Appeal) | Tribunal Superior loc nom m |
| High Court n | Scotland (law: High Court of Justiciary) | Tribunal Superior de Justicia loc nom m |
| high court n | often capitalized (law: country's highest court) | Corte Suprema loc nom f |
| | We disagree with the judge's verdict and will appeal to the High Court. |
| | No estamos de acuerdo con el veredicto del juez y apelaremos a la Corte Suprema. |
| | | tribunal superior loc nom m |
| | No estamos de acuerdo con el veredicto del juez y apelaremos al tribunal superior. |
| hold court v expr | figurative (receive much attention) | ser el centro de atención loc verb |
| | | recibir atención loc verb |
| hold [sb] in contempt of court v expr | (legal accusation) | acusar a alguien de desacato al tribunal loc verb |
| ICJ n | initialism (International Court of Justice) (sigla) | CIJ nf |
| | | Corte Internacional de Justicia loc nom f |
| in court expr | (in a court of law) | en la corte expr |
| | | en el tribunal expr |
| | The defendant will appear in court tomorrow. |
| | El acusado se presentará en la corte mañana. |
| in open court expr | (in a courtroom open to the public) | en audiencia pública loc adv |
| Inns of Court npl | UK (English legal societies) | Inns of Court n propio f |
| | | asociaciones jurídicas profesionales de Inglaterra y Gales grupo nom |
| International Court of Justice n | (law: United Nations court) | Corte Internacional de Justicia loc nom f |
| | | Tribunal Internacional de Justicia loc nom m |
juvenile court (US),
youth court (UK) n | (law: for minors) | tribunal de menores nm + loc adj |
| kangaroo court n | (unfair or improperly-conducted trial) | farsa de juicio nf + loc adj |
| | | parodia de juicio nf + loc adj |
| | They set up a kangaroo court to try the dissident; everyone knew what the outcome would be. |
| | Hicieron una farsa de juicio para juzgar al disidente; todos sabían cuál iba a ser el resultado. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | juicio amañado nm + adj |
| | Hicieron un juicio amañado para juzgar al disidente; todos sabían cuál iba a ser el resultado. |
| law court n | (court of law) | tribunal de justicia loc nom m |
leet,
court-leet n | historical (manorial court) | corte señorial grupo nom |
| magistrate's court n | (court with limited jurisdiction) | tribunal de primera instancia loc nom m |
| | | tribunal de magistrados loc nom m |
| magistrates' court n | UK (law: handles minor crimes) | tribunal de primera instancia loc nom m |
| military courts n | (law: armed forces legal system) | corte militar nf + adj mf |
| | | tribunal militar nm + adj mf |
| moot court | (mock court) | tribunal ficticio loc nom m |
| municipal court n | (law) | corte municipal nf + adj mf |
| | | juzgado municipal nm + adj mf |
| naval court n | UK, repealed (military legal matters) | sala naval nf + adj mf |
| night court n | (law court that holds sessions at night) | juzgado de guardia nm |
| | Los juzgados en España no están abiertos por la noche. |
| | | juzgado de turno nm |
| | Los vecinos se quejan: "...desde que inauguraron el Juzgado de Turno se acabó la tranquilidad por las noches, los reos alborotan y hasta acosan a los transeúntes". |