Spanish Legal Terminology

attorney - abogado
legal services - servicios legales
legal aid - asistencia legal
defense attorney - abogado defensor
prosecutor - fiscal
prosecutor - abogado acusador
public defender - abogado de oficio
lawsuit - demanda
class action - acción colectiva
complaint (civil) - demanda
complaint (criminal) - denuncia
complaint (criminal) - querella
defendant (civil) - demandado
defendant (criminal) - acusado
perpetrator, felon - autor del crimen
felony - delito
felony - crimen
misdemeanor - falta
manslaughter - homicidio sin premeditación
murder in the first degree - homicidio premeditado
to plead guilty - declararse culpable
to plead not guilty - declararse inocente
good faith - buena fe
negligente - negligencia
litigant - litigante
litigation - litigio