| A | B |
|---|
| atrapar | to catch, to capture |
| castigar (gu) | to punish (like 'to castigate') |
| cometer un crimen (una infracción) | to commit a crime |
| encarcelar | to imprison |
| hacer cumplir | to enforce (literally "to make fulfill") |
| juzgar (qu) | to judge |
| poner una multa | to (give a ) fine |
| prohibir (prohíbo) | to outlaw, to prohibit |
| violar la ley | to break the law (literally "to violate the law") |
| el/la abogado/a | the lawyer |
| el/la abogado/a defensor(a) | the defense attorney |
| el/la acusado/a | the defendant |
| las autoridades | the authorities |
| la cadena perpetua | the life imprisonment |
| la cárcel | the prison, the jail |
| el castigo | the punishment |
| el crimen | crime (in general) |
| el/la criminal | the criminal |
| la delincuencia | the delinquency; the criminal activity |
| el/la delincuente | the delinquent; the criminal |
| el delito | the crime; the criminal act |
| el/la fiscal | the prosecuting attorney |
| el/la juez | the judge |
| el juicio | the trial; the judgment |
| el jurado | the jury |
| la multa | the fine |
| la pena de muerte | the death penalty |
| la policía | the police force |
| el policía | the (male) police officer, the policeman |
| la mujer policía | the (female) police officer; the policewoman |
| el/la testigo | the witness |
| LA víctima | the victim (always feminine even though it's a word ending in -ma) |
| la violencia | the violence |
| prohibido/a | forbidden, prohibited |
| seguro/a | safe, secure |
| asaltar | to attack, to assault |
| asesinar | to murder; to assassinate (much wider usage than "to assassinate" in English) |
| atracar (qu) | to hold up, to mug |
| chantajear | to blackmail ( to make someone "sing") |
| espiar (espío) | to spy |
| falsificar (qu) | to forge, to falsifiy |
| hacer trampa(s) | to cheat |
| plagiar | to plagiarize |
| robar | to rob, to steal |
| secuestrar | to kidnap, to hijack (raptar) |
| sobornar | to bribe |
| violar | to break the law; to rape |
| volar (o-->ue) (vuelo) | to blow up |
| el asalto | the attack, the assault |
| el asesinato | the murder |
| el/la asesino/a | the murderer |
| el atraco | the hold-up, the mugging |
| el chantaje | the blackmail |
| el/la espía | the spy |
| el espionaje | the spying, the espionage |
| la estafa | the graft, the fraud |
| el/la estafador(a) | the person who commits graft or fraud |
| la falsificación | the forgery |
| el ladrón/ la ladrona | the thief, the robber |
| el plagio | the plagiarism |
| el robo | the theft, the robbery |
| el secuestro | the kidnapping, the hijacking (el rapto) |
| el soborno | the bribery |
| el terrorismo | the terrorism |
| el/la terrorista | the terrorist |
| la trampa | the trap |
| el/la tramposo/a | the cheater |
| la violación | the violation of the law; the rape |
| pero | but (element preceding "but" is positive/affirmative); however (after a negative element and introducing information that CONTRASTS WITH or EXPANDS the previously mentioned concepts) |
| sino | but/rather (element preceding "but" is negative and is contradicted by and replaced by the second element)/connects a word or phrase to the sentence BUT NOT A CLAUSE |
| sino que | like sino EXCEPT it CONNECTS a CLAUSE TO THE SENTENCE (about someone else i.e. with the subjunctive) |
| no solo | not only... always followed by "sino (que)" |
| intentar | to try, to make an attempt + "lo" (or alone) |
| tratar de + infinitive | to try, to make an attempt; to deal with |
| tratar | to treat someone or something (in a particular way e.g. with respect, with love, etc.) |
| se trata de | it's about/ it's a question of (never used with a specific subject); often used when making general comments about a topic |
| probar (o-->ue) | to try; to taste something; to try someone (e.g. to test him or her) (hence the noun "la prueba") |
| probar(se) (o-->ue) | to try on (an article of clothing) |
| preguntar (hacer una pregunta) | to ask a question |
| pedir (e-->i) | to ask, to request something from someone (e.g. an object, a favor, an action) |
| alcanzar (c) | to reach, to be sufficient |
| alzar (c) | to raise |
| aparecer (zc) | to appear |
| apestar | to stink |
| arrodillarse | to kneel |
| cumplir | to fulfil, to carry out orders |
| fingir (finjo) | to pretend |
| humillarse | to be humiliated, to humble oneself |
| lamer | to lick |
| martirizar (c) | to torment |
| revolcarse (qu) | to thrash about |
| rezar (c) | to pray (orar) |
| sacudir | to shake |
| valer (like salir) | to have value; to be useful |
| el ala (F.) | the wing |
| el desprecio | the contempt, the disdain |
| el/la dueño/a | the owner |
| el espanto | the fear, the fright |
| la fuerza | the strength |
| el tarro | the can, container |
| la voluntad | the will, the wish |
| atemorizado/a | frightened |
| desnudo/a | naked |
| muerto/a | dead |
