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felony

Spanish translation: crimen/delito grave


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English term or phrase:felony
Spanish translation:crimen/delito grave
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English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / law (general terms)
English term or phrase: felony
I need to know how to translate legal terms for an exam.
Judy
crimen/delito grave
Explanation:
Según el diccionario Collins 2005. Espero que te sirva.
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Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:16
Grading comment
thank you judy
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7crimen/delito grave
Rebecca Hendry
5 -1felonía
Walter Landesman


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
crimen/delito grave


Explanation:
Según el diccionario Collins 2005. Espero que te sirva.

Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
thank you judy

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SwissTell
5 mins
  -> Thanks SwissTell.

agree  Maria Boschero
5 mins
  -> Thank you María.

agree  xxxOso: ¶:^)
8 mins
  -> Thanks Oso.

agree  Esther Hermida: También delito mayor.
17 mins

agree  Claudia Alvis
27 mins

agree  Yvonne Becker
1 hr

agree  Marina Pastora Soldati
2 hrs
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
felonía


Explanation:
según el diccionario de la RAE:
felonía.
(De felón).
1. f. Deslealtad, traición, acción fea.



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freelang.net
felony:
delito, felonía

American Heritage® Spanish Dictionary
fel·o·ny (fl -n)
s. - felonía, delito mayor



Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Local time: 17:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 103

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  JoseAlejandro: "felonía" means "treason", not Felony...I'm sorry, it's clearly an Anglicism, and it's wrong...interpreters use it ERRONEOUSLY in court all the time, and it really pisses me off
18 hrs
  -> I insist on "felonía". Please, read new entry.
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