Compound Forms:
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| barely legal adv + adj | informal (girl: just past age of consent) | apenas mayor de edad loc adj |
| | | muy joven loc adj |
| | She was barely legal when they first slept together. |
| | La primera vez que se acostaron ella era apenas mayor de edad. |
forensic chemistry,
legal chemistry n | (law) | química forense nf + adj mf |
| judicial separation n | US, Can (legal separation) | separación legal nf + adj mf |
law code,
code of law,
legal code n | (written system of laws) | código legal nm + adj mf |
| | | ley nf |
| lawful age n | dated (law: for full legal responsibility) | edad legal nf + adj mf |
| legal abortion n | (lawful termination of pregnancy) | aborto legal nm + adj |
| legal action n | (court proceeding) | acciones legales nfpl + adj |
| | | medidas legales nfpl + adj |
| | I've decided to take legal action against my neighbour. |
| | Decidí tomar acciones legales contra mi vecino. |
| legal age n | (law: age at which you can do [sth]) | mayoría de edad nf + loc adj |
| | The government should consider raising the legal age for driving from 17 to 18. |
| | El gobierno debería considerar aumentar la mayoría de edad para manejar de los 17 a los 18. |
| legal agreement n | (contract) | contrato legal nm + adj |
| | If you rent a flat you need to get a legal agreement with your landlord. |
| | Si alquilas un departamento, debes hacer un contrato legal con el dueño. |
| legal aid n | (service of a lawyer) | asesoría legal, asistencia legal loc nom f |
| | This is a complicated matter, so I would advise you to seek legal aid. |
| | Este es un asunto complicado, te recomendaría buscas asesoría legal. |
| legal aid n | (free or subsidized legal assistance) | asesoramiento legal gratuito loc nom m |
| | The migrant worker's family received pro bono assistance from legal aid attorneys. |
| | La familia del trabajador inmigrante recibió asesoramiento legal gratuito de parte de los abogados. |
| legal aid lawyer n | (free or subsidized legal assistance) | abogado de oficio, abogada de oficio loc nm, loc nf |
legal authorization,
also UK: legal authorisation n | (official permission) | permiso de la autoridad competente nm + loc adj |
| | | autorización legal nf + adj |
| | James had to obtain legal authorisation from the council to hold a rave party in his garden. |
| | James tuvo que obtener un permiso de la autoridad competente para hacer una fiesta en su jardín. |
| legal capacity n | (law: legal capability) | capacidad legal loc nom f |
| | | capacidad jurídica loc nom f |
| legal case n | (dispute brought to a court) (derecho) | caso nm |
| legal challenge n | (law: case objecting to [sth]) (Derecho) | recurso legal nm + adj mf |
| | (Derecho) | impugnación legal nf + adj mf |
| legal challenger n | (law: person or party objecting to [sth]) (Derecho) | impugnador, impugnadora nm, nf |
| legal claim n | (right, [sth] demanded by law) | demanda legal loc nom f |
| legal clerk n | (law: administrative assistant) | asistente jurídico nm |
| | While in law school, he worked summers as a legal clerk. |
| legal contract n | (written agreement binding by law) | contrato nm |
| | The two companies signed a legal contract to regulate their partnership. |
| | Las dos compañías firmaron un contrato que regula su relación comercial. |
| legal counsel n | (lawyer) | asesoramiento legal nm + adj mf |
| | | asistencia judicial nf + adj mf |
| | | defensoría legal nf + adj mf |
| | | abogado, abogada nm, nf |
| | In the US, everyone who is arrested has a right to legal counsel. |
| | En Estados Unidos todo aquel que sea arrestado tiene derecho a asesoramiento legal. |
| legal currency n | (law: official currency) | moneda de curso legal nf + loc adj |
| legal custody n | (law: of child) | custodia legal loc nom f |
| legal decision n | (law: judgement) | sentencia nf |
| | | dictamen nm |
| | | fallo nm |
| | We don't agree with the court's legal decision and are going to appeal against it. |
| | No estamos de acuerdo con la sentencia y vamos a apelar. |
| legal department n | (part of company for legal issues) | departamento de asuntos legales loc nom m |
| | | departamento legal loc nom m |
| legal document n | (document about a matter of law) | documento legal nm + adj mf |
| legal document n | (document granting a legal right) | documento legal nm + adj mf |
| legal eagle n | figurative, informal (expert lawyer) | abogado astuto, abogada astuta loc nm, loc nf |
| legal entity n | (law: group with legal standing) | persona jurídica loc nom f |
| | | entidad jurídica loc nom f |
| | | entidad legal loc nom f |
| legal ethics npl | (moral code of practice for lawyers) | ética jurídica nf |
| | The lawyer started an affair with a witness, which is completely against legal ethics. |
| | El abogado empezó un romance con la testigo, lo cual viola completamente la ética jurídica. |
| legal evidence n | (testimony admissible in court) | informe pericial nm + adj |
| | | prueba testimonial nf + adj |
| | Dr. Schwartz was called on to give legal evidence about the defendant's injuries. |
| | Llamaron al Dr. Schwartz para que diera el informe pericial sobre las heridas del acusado. |
| legal executive n | (law: professional in legal field) | ejecutivo jurídico loc nom m |
| legal expert n | (specialist in law) | experto en leyes, experta en leyes nm, nf + loc adj |
| | These sections should be reviewed by a legal expert prior to publication. |
| | Antes de su publicación, deberá ser revisado por un experto en leyes. |
| | | perito judicial loc nom mf |
| | Estas secciones deberían ser revisadas por un perito judicial antes de su publicación. |
| | | asesor legal, asesora legal nm, nf + adj |
| | | abogado, abogada nm, nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Luego de que el asesor legal dio el visto bueno se le dio luz verde al acuerdo. |
| legal grounds npl | (legitimate reasons) | sustento jurídico nm + adj |
| | | bases legales nfpl + adj |
| | | argumentos jurídicos nmpl + prep |
| | The judge quickly became impatient with their case when they failed to give any legal grounds for their claim. |
| | El juez pronto se puso impaciente con su caso cuando ellos fueron incapaces de dar sustento jurídico a su demanda. |
| legal guardianship n | (official custody, care of a dependant) | tutoría legal loc nom f |
| | (ES) | guarda y custodia loc nom f |
| | After Suzanne's brother was killed in Iraq, she claimed legal guardianship of her orphaned nephew. |
| | The child's mother was unable to care for him properly, so legal guardianship was awarded to his father. |
| | Cuando el hermano de Susana fue asesinado en Iraq ella pidió la tutoría legal de su sobrino huérfano. |
legal holiday,
civic holiday n | (national non-working day) (AR) | feriado nacional loc nom m |
| | (ES) | fiesta nacional loc nom f |
| legal matter n | (subject of court proceedings) | asunto legal nm + adj |
| | When their dispute became a legal matter, she hired the best lawyer she could find. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Todo empezó con una discusión familiar y terminó transformándose en un asunto legal. |
| legal matter n | (topic relating to law) | cuestión legal nf + adj |
| | De las cuestiones legales se ocupan mis abogados. |
| legal owner n | (lawful proprietor) | propietario legítimo, propietaria legítima nm, nf + adj |
| | | propietario legal, propietaria legal nm, nf + adj |
| legal pad | (ruled writing tablet) | anotador con renglones nm + loc adj |
| legal permission n | (official authorization) | autorización oficial loc nom f |
| | Have you got legal permission to run the event here? Legal permission must be obtained before importing foodstuffs into Australia. |
| | ¿Tienes autorización oficial para llevar a cabo el evento en este lugar? |
| legal practitioner n | formal ([sb] who practices law) | abogado, abogada nm, nf |
| legal precedent n | (law: decision influencing future cases) | precedente jurídico nm + adj |
| | When a case sets a legal precedent, it is often referred to by the parties involved, such as Roe v. Wade. |
| | Cuando un caso sienta precedente jurídico, es tomado con frecuencia como referente por las partes involucradas, por ejemplo Roe contra Wade. |
| legal procedure n | (law: method of enforcing rights) | procedimiento jurídico nm + adj |
| | | procedimiento judicial nm + adj |
| | | procedimiento legal nm + adj |
| legal proceedings npl | (court case) | trámites legales nmpl + adj |
| | The legal proceedings dragged on for over a year. |
| | Los trámites legales tardaron más de un año en realizarse. |
| | | diligencias legales nfpl + adj |
| | Completadas las diligencias legales correspondientes se les otorgó la posesión de la propiedad. |
| legal process n | (court procedure) | procedimiento legal nm + adj |
| | The legal process to get squatters out of a property can take a long time. |
| | El procedimiento legal para llevar a cabo el desahucio es largo. |
| legal profession n | (law: law-related employment field) | profesión jurídica loc nom f |
| | | profesión legal loc nom f |
| legal protection n | (safeguard against problems) | protección jurídica nf + adj |
| | | protección legal nf + adj |
| legal representative n | ([sb] who handles legal matters for [sb]) | representante legal n común + adj mf |
| legal right n | (entitlement granted by law) | derecho nm |
| legal separation n | (official agreement to separate) | separación nf |
| | The couple decided to try a legal separation before getting a divorce. |
| | La pareja probó con hacer una separación antes del divorcio. |
| legal settlement n | (settling of a lawsuit) | acuerdo extrajudicial nm + adj |
| | The injured worker withdrew his lawsuit after reaching a legal settlement with his employer. |
| | El empleado herido retiró la demanda luego de llegar a un acuerdo extrajudicial con su empleador. |
| legal system n | (judicial structures and processes: law) | sistema judicial nm + adj |
| | Our legal system seems to place more value on property than on human life. |
| | Nuestro sistema judicial parece valorar más la propiedad que la vida humana. |
| legal tender n | (money: valid currency) | moneda de curso legal loc nom f |
| | A lot of people mistakenly believe that Scottish banknotes aren't legal tender in England. |
| | Though they're very uncommon, $2 bills are in fact legal tender in the US. |
| | Mucha gente cree erróneamente que los billetes escoceses no son moneda de curso legal en Inglaterra. |
| legal ward n | (child in care of a guardian) | pupilo nm |
| legal-size adj | (long paper) | oficio adj |
| | | tamaño oficio loc adj |
| make [sth] legal⇒ vtr | (legalize, decriminalize) | legalizar⇒ vtr |
| | Do you think marijuana should be made legal? |
| | ¿Crees que deberían legalizar la marijuana? |
| malicious abuse of legal process n | (improper use of law) | utilización ilegal de un proceso judicial nf + loc adj |
nonlegal,
non-legal adj | (not established by law) | no regulado loc adj |
| proper legal name n | (person's official full name) (AR) | nombre completo nm + adj |
| | Please use your proper legal name when filling out this form. |
| | Por favor escriba su nombre completo en el formulario. |
risk,
legal risk n | (law: chance of loss) | riesgo nm |
| | The attorney evaluated the risk with his client. |
| | La abogada evaluó el riesgo con su cliente. |
| Senior Legal Counsel n | (highly-qualified attorney or barrister) | abogado de prestigio, abogada de prestigio nm, nf + loc adj |