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1 alibi
(the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed: Has he an alibi for the night of the murder?) coartadaalibi n coartadatr['ælɪbaɪ]1 coartadaalibi ['ælə.baɪ] vi: ofrecer una coartadaalibi n1) : coartada f2) excuse: pretexto m, excusa fn.• coartada (Jurisprudencia) s.f.• cuartada s.f.• excusa s.f.• pretexto s.m.'æləbaɪ, 'ælɪbaɪ ['ælɪbaɪ]1.2.VTto alibi sb — (US) * proveer de una coartada a algn
3.VI (US) * buscar excusas ( for doing sth por haber hecho algo)* * *['æləbaɪ, 'ælɪbaɪ] -
2 jury
'‹uəriplural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) jurado2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) jurado•- juror- juryman
jury n juradotr['ʤʊərɪ]1 jurado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sit on a jury ser miembro de un juradoto do jury service formar parte de un jurado popularjury box tribuna del juradon.• jurado (Jurisprudencia) s.m.'dʒʊri, 'dʒʊəritrial by jury — juicio m ante jurado; (before n)
['dʒʊǝrɪ]to do jury duty o (BrE also) service — ser* miembro de un jurado
1.N jurado mto serve or be on a jury — ser miembro de un jurado
See:see cultural note GRAND JURY in grand2.CPDjury duty N —
jury foreman N — (in court of law) portavoz mf del jurado (popular)
jury rigging N — amaño m de un jurado
jury service N (Brit) —
jury system N — (Jur) sistema m del jurado (popular)
* * *['dʒʊri, 'dʒʊəri]trial by jury — juicio m ante jurado; (before n)
to do jury duty o (BrE also) service — ser* miembro de un jurado
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3 remand
(to send (a person who has been accused of a crime) back to prison until more evidence can be collected.) reencarcelar, poner a alguien en prisión preventivatr[rɪ'mɑːnd]1 prisión nombre femenino preventiva\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on remand estar en prisión preventivato remand somebody in custody decretar prisión preventiva contra alguiento remand somebody on bail poner en libertad bajo fianzaremand centre / remand home centro penitenciario donde los menores aguardan juiciov.• reencarcelar v.
I rɪ'mænd, rɪ'mɑːnda) ( send)b) ( to lower court) (AmE) remitir a un tribunal inferior
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to be on remand — ( in detention) estar* en prisión preventiva
[rɪ'mɑːnd] (Jur)to be (out) on remand — ( on bail) estar* en libertad bajo fianza
1.N2.VT [+ case] remitir3.CPDremand centre N — cárcel f transitoria
remand home N — cárcel f transitoria para menores
remand prisoner N — recluso(-a) m / f en prisión provisional
remand wing N — galería f de prisión preventiva
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I [rɪ'mænd, rɪ'mɑːnd]a) ( send)b) ( to lower court) (AmE) remitir a un tribunal inferior
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to be on remand — ( in detention) estar* en prisión preventiva
to be (out) on remand — ( on bail) estar* en libertad bajo fianza
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