| A | B |
| el abogado | lawyer |
| la acción | action/share/stock certificate |
| las actas | proceedings/transactions |
| el acusado | accused |
| la aduana | customs |
| los antecedentes criminales | criminal background |
| el arresto | arrest |
| el asesinato | assassination/murder |
| los bienes muebles | personal property |
| el billete | ticket |
| la bolsa | purse/stock exchange/stock market |
| el cadáver | cadaver/corpse |
| la cadena perpetua | life imprisonment |
| la caja fuerte | strong box/cash box |
| el cajero automático | automatic (anytime) teller |
| la calumnia | slander |
| el cheque de viajero | traveler's check |
| la coartada | alibi |
| el comercio exterior | foreign trade |
| la competencia | competition |
| el competidor | competitor |
| el consumidor | consumer |
| el contrabando | contraband/smuggling |
| la corrupción | corruption/bribery |
| el crimen/el delito | crime |
| la cuenta corriente | checking account |
| la cuenta de ahorros | savings account |
| el delincuente | criminal |
| la demanda | demand/lawsuit |
| el depósito | deposit |
| el derecho | law |
| la economía libre | free trade |
| la escasez | scarcity/poverty |
| las ganancias | profits |
| los gastos | expenses |
| la herencia | inheritance |
| la hipoteca | mortgage |
| la huella dactilar | fingerprint |
| el impuesto | tax |
| los ingresos | income/revenue |
| las inversiones | investments |
| el juez | judge |
| el juicio | judgment/trial |
| la ley | law |
| la marca registrada | registered trademark |
| la mensualidad | monthly installment/monthly payment |
| el mercado negro | black market |
| la moneda | coin/money |
| el monopolio | monopoly |
| el nivel de vida | standard of living |
| la oferta | offer/supply |
| el pleito | litigation/lawsuit |
| el ratero/el ladrón | thief |
| el recibo | receipt |
| el robo | robbery/theft |
| el saldo | settlement/balance |
| el secuestro | kidnapping/highjack/secuester |
| el soborno | bribery |
| el subdesarrollo | underdevelopment |
| la subvención | subsidy |
| la sucursal del banco | bank branch office |
| la tasa de interés | interest rate |
| el testamento | testament/will |
| el testigo | witness |
| el tribunal | tribunal/court |
| ahorrar | to save (money) |
| alegar | to allege |
| cobrar un cheque | to cash a check |
| detener | to detain/arrest |
| entablar un pleito | to start a lawsuit |
| firmar | to sign |
| invertir | to invest |
| juzgar | to judge |
| promulgar una ley | to promulgate a law |
| reembolsar | to reimburse/collect a debt |
| robar | to rob |
| sacar dinero | to take out (withdraw) money |
| secuestrar | to kidnap/highjack/secuester |
| sobornar | to bribe |
| en efectivo | in cash |