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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 Unit 3 Crimes and Civil Wrongs (Tort)
tort/tɔːt/ • Wrongful act or an infringement of a right, leading to legal liability. • Agravio, falta • Wrong
crime/krʌɪm/ • An action which constitutes a serious offence against an individual or the state and is punishable by law. • Delito
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)
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
negligence/ˈneɡlɪʤəns/ • Failure to take proper care over something. • Law breach of a duty of care which results in damage. • Negligencia, descuido • Malpractice.
defamation [defə'meɪʃən] • Types: • Written: Libel • Notwritten: Slander • Shesuedthemfordefamation, les demandó por difamación. • defame/dɪˈfeɪm/ ▶damage the good reputation of.
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
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
deception/dɪˈsepʃn/ • the action of deceiving. • To deceive: mentir
fraud /frɔːd/ • Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. • fraude, estafa • Theprisonercommittedfraud
theft /θeft/ • the action or crime of stealingrobom; • there have been several cases of ~ • ha habidovariosrobos -Término general-
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-
Otherimportantexpressions: • Tosuesbforsth: demandar a alguien • Topleadguilty: declararse culpable • A fine: una multa • “Police can issue fines forminoroffences” • La policia puede emitir multas.
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)
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.
5. Theft: Provided(= if) thereisanintentiontopermanentlydeprivetheowner. 6. Homicide: Thiscouldbemurder(asesinato)ormanslaughter(homicidio), dependingonthefacts of the case and thedefence of it.
7. Burglary: Thisiswherethesuspectenters a buildingwiththeintention of committing a theft Synonyms: Breakinginto.