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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Unit 3 Crimes and Civil Wrongs ( Tort ). tort / tɔːt /. W rongful act or an infringement of a right, leading to legal liability. Agravio , falta Wrong. crime / krʌɪm / .

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 3 Crimes and Civil Wrongs (Tort)

  2. tort/tɔːt/ • Wrongful act or an infringement of a right, leading to legal liability. • Agravio, falta • Wrong

  3. crime/krʌɪm/  • An action which constitutes a serious offence against an individual or the state and is punishable by law. • Delito

  4. assault/əˈsɔːlt/  • A violent attack. • Agresión • Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person, whether or not actual harm is done. • Attack, mugging; assault and battery (con lesiones)

  5. battery/ˈbatri/  • Law the infliction of unlawful personal violence on another person, even where the contact does no physical harm. • Lesiones, agresión • Battery is a criminaloffense

  6. negligence/ˈneɡlɪʤəns/  • Failure to take proper care over something. • Law breach of a duty of care which results in damage. • Negligencia, descuido • Malpractice.

  7. defamation [defə'meɪʃən] • Types: • Written: Libel • Notwritten: Slander • Shesuedthemfordefamation, les demandó por difamación. • defame/dɪˈfeɪm/ ▶damage the good reputation of.

  8. trespass/ˈtrespəs/  • Law entry to a person's land or property without their permission. • Allanamiento de morada • Theywere ~ingon my land • Estaban entrado en mi propiedad sin autorización; • (onsigns) No trespassing • prohibido el paso, propiedad privada

  9. nuisance/ˈnjuːsns/  • a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance. • Law an act which is harmful or offensive to the public or a member of it and for which there is a legal remedy. • Molestias • Synonyms: • annoyance • Vexation

  10. deception/dɪˈsepʃn/  • the action of deceiving. • To deceive: mentir

  11. fraud /frɔːd/  • Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. • fraude, estafa • Theprisonercommittedfraud

  12. theft /θeft/ •   the action or crime of stealingrobom; • there have been several cases of ~ •  ha habidovariosrobos -Término general-

  13. burglary/ˈbɜːɡləri/  • Robo (en casa) vs Robbery (at a bank) • Illegal entry into a building with intent to commit a crime such as theft. • -Término específico-

  14. Otherimportantexpressions: • Tosuesbforsth: demandar a alguien • Topleadguilty: declararse culpable • A fine: una multa • “Police can issue fines forminoroffences” • La policia puede emitir multas.

  15. Types of Tort (page 23) • Neglicence: theownwers of thebusinessmightbe in breachof a duty of caretotheiremployees. In breachof safety regulations • Battery: Thepersonpunchingmayalsobechargedwith(ser acusado de)a criminal act (because of physicalharm)

  16. 3. Trespasstoproperty: Itisnotgenerallya crime so theintruderscannotbeprosecuted. Thedefencecouldbethatthereis a right of way(derecho de paso) acrosstheland. 4. Defamation (libel): Thefootball manager can suethenewspaper. Thenewspaper’sdefencecouldbethatthestoryis true orthatitis in thepublicinteresttoreportit.

  17. 5. Theft: Provided(= if) thereisanintentiontopermanentlydeprivetheowner. 6. Homicide: Thiscouldbemurder(asesinato)ormanslaughter(homicidio), dependingonthefacts of the case and thedefence of it.

  18. 7. Burglary: Thisiswherethesuspectenters a buildingwiththeintention of committing a theft Synonyms: Breakinginto.

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