Merl bilingual criminal law dictionary = Diccionario jurídico penal bilingüe /

Merl bilingual criminal law dictionary = Diccionario jurídico penal bilingüe /

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Imprint:Bellingham, WA : Merl Publications, c2014.
Description:x, 259 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Criminal law -- Dictionaries -- English.
Criminal law -- Dictionaries -- Spanish.
English language -- Dictionaries -- Spanish.
Spanish language -- Dictionaries -- English.
Criminal law.
English language.
Spanish language.
Dictionaries.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10097572
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Varying Form of Title:Bilingual criminal law dictionary
Diccionario jurídico penal bilingüe
ISBN:9781886347069
1886347069
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-259).
Summary:Indicating a basis in solid legal research and an understanding of the practical aspects of court procedures, this dictionary offers clear, accurate, and authoritative entries that go beyond definitions to include commentary, comparison, explanation, and other illuminating content. Lexical and legal sources from multiple English- and Spanish-speaking countries are combined to provide a comprehensive and varied dialectic source, allowing for translation with subtle shades of meaning. Bilingual speakers of any level can access and understand the entries, making this book an ideal desk reference for students as well as translators, interpreters, and other bilingual professionals.
Review by Library Journal Review

Criminal procedure in Spanish-speaking countries has been evolving in recent years, with more human rights protections added. This new dictionary includes a listing of English/Spanish and Spanish/English translations, comparisons, and commentary on key terms related to this emerging legal blending. For example, despite the recent changes, grand juries still remain a rarity in Spanish courts, with gran jurado, in Mexico, referring to the impeachment proceedings against public officials for the commission of certain crimes only. Several appendixes, such as slang words for crimes, are also included. VERDICT A handy cross-check on increasingly complex cross-cultural legal distinctions. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Ernst Wilfred Puttkamer, J.D. '17 Professor of Law, 1920-1956 Library Fund in Criminal Law bookplate

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