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Glossary of Legal (and Related) Terms, and Courthouse Signs English / Spanish
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acquit
absolver
acquittal
absolucin (f.)
affidavit of merit
affidvit de fundamento
Affidavit of Publication
afirmation
promesa solemne
aggravated manslaughter
SONAR LA ALARMA
alimony
pensin alimenticia
Annex Building
respuesta
Appeals Court
Tribunal de Apelaciones
Appelate Division
Divisin de Apelaciones
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appellate review
arbitration
arbitraje
arraignment
lectura de cargos
asbestos present
assessor (tax)
tasador
assigned counsel
abogado de oficio
Assignment Judge
Associate Justice
Juez Asociado
attorney fees
Attorney General
Procurador General
attorney of record
ATTORNEYS ENTRANCE
ENTRADA DE ABOGADOS
bail
fianza
BAIL INFORMATION
bank levy
embargo bancario
bankruptcy discharge
bankruptcy stay
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Glossary of Legal (and Related) Terms, and Courthouse Signs English / Spanish
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Bar Panels
bench
estrado, juez
bench trial
birth certificate
partida de nacimiento
Board of Review
Junta de Revisin
Board of Taxation
Junta Impositiva
boating privileges
permiso de navegacin
bodily injury
lesiones corporales
bond (noun)
caucin (f.)
bonus
bonificacin
book account
cuenta contable
breach of contract
incumplimiento de contrato
Brief
alegato, escrito
burden of proof
peso de la prueba
burglary
business address
direccin comercial
cafeteria
cafetera
caption
caring adult
costos acarreados
Case law
Jurisprudencia
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Case Manager
case worker
valor de rescate
certification
Chambers of
Despacho de
Chancery Division
Divisin de Equidad
Check-In
Presntese aqu
child support
manutencin de menores
citacin, emplazamiento
cita
civil commitment
confinamiento civil
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Civil Division
Divisin Civil
civilly confine
clear title
ttulo seguro
Clerks Office
commissioning authority
autoridad comisionante
community service
servicio a la comunidad
complaint (civil)
demanda
complaint (criminal)
queja
conference room
sala de conferencias
consensual dating
consent judgment
sentencia acordada
consideration
retribucin
contesting answer
respuesta de disputa
continuing education
educacin complementaria
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facility
peligrosa regulada
convict (verb)
condenar
conviction
cooperate
colaborar
corporation
sociedad annima
counseling
asesoramiento
counterclaim
contrademanda
countermotion
contraproposicin
County Clerk
Court Administration
Court Clerk
court costs
costas judiciales
court deadlines
plazos procesales
court records
registros judiciales
court reporter
court rules
reglas judiciales
courthouse
tribunal
courtroom
Courtroom #1
cover letter
carta explicatoria
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credit reporting
criminal case
causa penal
criminal charges
cargos penales
Criminal Division
Divisin Penal
criminal history
antecedentes penales
Criminal Part
Parte Penal
criminal record
criminal records
autos penales
Criminal Restraint
Constreimiento ilegal
cross claim
cross motion
pedimento en contra
custodian
curador, tutor
custody
custodia
DCPP Placement
damages
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perjuicios
data entry
entrada de datos
deadly weapon
arma mortfera
death penalty
pena de muerte
declaratory judgment
fallo declarative
deed
ttulo de propiedad
default
default judgment
fallo en rebelda
defendant (civil)
demandado
defendant (criminal)
acusado
defense attorney
abogado defensor
Department of Corrections
Departamento de Correcciones
Department of Treasury
Ministerio de Hacienda
dependent (noun)
persona a su cargo
Differentiated-Case Management
direct filing
disability (physical)
disability (learning)
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discovery
proposicin de pruebas
desestimar
dismissal
desestimacin, sobrseimiento
sobreseimiento definitivo
sobreseimiento provisional
disposition of assets
enajenacin de bienes
District Court
Tribunal de Distrito
diverted sentence
Division Manager
Administrador de la Divisin
Division of Revenue
Division of Taxation
Divisin de Tributacin
Do Not Enter
Se prohbe la entrada
Necesita un intrprete?
expediente
docket number
docketed judgment
domestic violence
violencia domstica
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Drug Court
Tribunal de drogas
DCPP placement
EEO/AA
EEO/AA Officer
Funcionario de EEO/AA
elevator
ascensor
Ascensores Automticos
eligible, to be
employer
employment history
antecedentes de trabajo
encumbrancer
acreedor hipotecario
enforcement
ENTER
ENTRADA
entitlement owed
derecho debido
escape
fuga
estate
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evict
desalojar
eviction
desalojo
exemplified copy
exhibit
EXIT
SALIDA
acuerdo de prrroga
fact-finding hearing
factual basis
failure to appear
incomparecencia
false imprisonment
false light
Family Court
Tribunal de Familias
Family Division
Divisin de Familias
Family Part
Parte de Familias
farmland assessment
farmland qualification
farmland rollback
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agrcola
fast track
Federal Regulations
Reglamentos Federales
felony murder
homicidio preterintencional
file (verb)
presentar, radicar
file an appeal
filing fee
final judgment
fallo definitive
finance
finanzas
financial information
forfeiture
decomiso
hogar de crianza
freedom of speech
libertad de palabra
Preguntas comunes
fringe benefits
prestaciones suplementarias
pleno reconocimiento
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General Equity
Equidad General
GENERAL INFORMATION
INFORMACIN GENERAL
brtulos
Grand Jury
grievance procedure
gross wages
sueldo bruto
guardian
tutor
guardian ad litem
tutor ad litem
guidelines
pautas
habitual offender
infractor habitual
halfway house
hear a case
hearing
audiencia
Hearing Officer
Oficial de Audiencias
homemaker services
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homestead rebate
homestead/saver rebate
house arrest
arresto domiciliario
Human Resources
Recursos Humanos
hung jury
ignition interlock
impoundment
decomiso
income tax
indictment
indigency
Indigencia
information
informacin
INFORMATION DESK
INFORMACIN
Divisin de Informtica
lesin, perjuicio
intake
tramitacin Inicial
interests, in my best
me conviene
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obstruccin de la custodia
Internet
Internet, la red
inverse condemnation
jail term
perodo de encarcelamiento
judgment
judgment creditor
judgment debtor
fallo de posesin
judgment of conviction
Judiciary
Poder Judicial
jurisdiccin
jury
jurado
Jury Assembly
jury charge
instrucciones al jurado
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Jury Management
Administracin de Jurados
JURY ROOM
juvenile justice
KEEP CLOSED
MANTNGASE CERRADA
kidnapping
secuestro, rapto
labor union
sindicato de trabajadores
DAMAS
BAO DE DAMAS
landlord/tenant
propietarios/Inquilinos
law book
libro de derecho
LAW CLERK
ABOGADO PASANTE
Law Division
Divisin de Derecho
law guardian
LAW LIBRARY
BIBLIOTECA DE DERECHO
lawsuit
juicio, demanda
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LAWYERS ONLY
lease (car)
Legal Aid
Asistencia Legal
Legal Services
Servicios Legales
legislature
lemon law
lengthy litigation
litigio prolongado
letter of guardianship
lien search
bsqueda de gravmenes
lienholder
limited partnership
sociedad en comandita
litigant
litigation
litigio
living will
lure or entice
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manslaughter
homicidio impremeditado
medical malpractice
negligencia mdica
CABALLEROS
BAO DE CABALLEROS
merits
fundamento, mritos
minor complaints
money judgment
fallo monetario
money order
motion
pedimento, mocin
motor vehicles
vehculos motorizados
Municipal Court
Juzgado Municipal
N.J. Reports
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NuevaJersey
NO EXIT
NO ES SALIDA
NO SMOKING
SE PROHIBE FUMAR
non-cash assets
activos no monetarios
noncontesting answer
non-dissolution
paterno filial
non-indictable offense
falta leve
not applicable
no es applicable, no corresponde
notice
aviso
Notice of Hearing
Aviso de Audiencia
nursing home
obligee
obligante
obligor
obligado
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offender
infractor
offense
Fiscala
Ombudsman
operations
operaciones
opinion
dictamen
outstanding debts
overrides (commissions)
comisiones adicionales
paquete
parental rights
patria potestad
parenting plans
planes de crianza
parenting time
parole
libertad condicional
party
parte (f.)
PASSPORTS
PASAPORTES
payroll deduction
descuento en la nmina
personal Injury
lesiones corporales
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petit jury
jurado de juicio
plaintiff (civil)
plead guilty
declararse culpable
prerogative writ
mandamiento de prerrogativa
Presiding Judge
Juez Presidente
principal assets
bienes de capital
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print (verb)
PRIVATE - NO ADMITTANCE
Pro Se
Pro se
probation
libertad a prueba
Probation Department
Probation Investigator
Probation Officer
proceedings
procedimientos; actas
product liability
professional practice
despacho/consulta professional
proof hearing
audiencia de pruebas
proof of mailing
prorated assessment
tasacin prorrateada
Prosecutor
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
FISCALA
estipular, disponer
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PTI APPLICATIONS
SOLICITUDES DE PTI
PUBLIC PHONE
TELFONO PBLICO
PUBLIC TELEPHONES
TELFONOS PBLICOS
punishable
punible
pursuant to
conforme a
receiver (foreclosure-related)
reception
recepcin
receptionist
recepcionista
record-keeping forms
referral
remisin, recomendacin
regular mail
correo comn
reinstatement (mortgage-related)
rehabilitacin
plan de amortizacin
Resentencing Panel
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REST ROOMS
BAOS
restraining order
return date
fecha de retorno
return of service
constancia de emplazamiento
reverse mortgage
hipoteca inversa
room(s)
sala(s)
routing number
identificacin bancaria
normas y reglamento
Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Reglamento que Rige en los Tribunales del
Jersey
Estado Nueva Jersey
Safe Neighborhoods Services Fund
satisfy a judgment
liquidar un fallo
screening
Second Floor
Segundo Piso
SECURITY PHONE
TELFONO DE SEGURIDAD
sentence
serve on a jury
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service of process
set-off
compensacin de deuda
resolver
settlements
acuerdos
sexual assault
agresin sexual
Sheriff's Office
sheriffs sale
venta judicial
Small Claims
SNACK BAR
CANTINA
sound recording
grabacin sonora
special master
Staff Lounge
STAFF ONLY
Stairs
Escalera
standard interrogatories
interrogatorios reglamentarios
standard track
curso normal
status
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estado
statutes provide
statutory law
leyes estatutarias
subpoena
citacin
sue
summary hearing
audiencia rpida
summary judgment
fallo rpido
summons
Superior Court
Tribunal Superior
supervised visitation
visitas supervisadas
Supreme Court
Corte Suprema
Surrogate's Office
SYSTEMS MANAGER
ADMINISTRADOR DE SISTEMAS
take-home pay
sueldo neto
Tax Court
tax offset
tax relief
reduccin impositiva
tenancy
inquilinato
tenure
permanencia
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terminal illness
enfermedad terminal
testify
To Main Lobby
Al Vestbulo Principal
tort
acto daoso
transcript
transcripcin
trial court
trial judge
juez procesal
trial list
lista de causas
trials
juicios
underlying crime
delito subyacente
unemployment compensation
verbatim
al pie de la letra
verbatim record
acta literal
veredicto
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demanda verificada
versus
contra
vicinage
vecindad (f.)
entrega voluntaria
wage execution
embargo de salario
WAITING ROOM
SALA DE ESPERA
waive a right
renunciar a un derecho
warrant of removal
WARRANTS
RDENES
TENGA CUIDADO
welfare
asistencia pblica
Trabajo Primero de NJ
whistleblower
delator de ilegalidades
witness
testigo
work site
lugar de trabajo
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workhouse
correccional
workout (mortgage-related)
writ of execution
mandamiento de ejecucin
writ of possession
auto de posesin
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