How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 43 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Spanish vocabulary: law and justice

The law, the court, the lawyer, forms and official papers: legal and administrative vocabulary in Spanish.

Here are 100 Spanish words on “Law, justice and administration”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Spanish	English
recurso de apelación	appealNoun, the challenge lodged with a higher court
orden de detención	arrest warrant
partida de nacimiento	birth certificate
trabajos comunitarios	community service
denuncia	complaint
constitución	constitution
contrato	contract
derechos de autor	copyright
audiencia	court of appeal
detención policial	custody
plazo	deadline
decreto	decree
defensa	defence
acusado	defendant
documento	document
carné de identidad	identity card
investigación	investigation
sentencia	judgment
jurado	jury
derecho	law
orden municipal	local order
asesinato	murder
policía	police
prisión	prison
procedimiento	procedure
denegación	refusal
reglamento	regulation
regla	rule
artículo de ley	section of law
pena	sentence
firma	signature
número de la seguridad social	social security number
ley	statute
impuesto	tax
robo	theft
demandar	to sue
ayuntamiento	town hall
tráfico ilícito	trafficking
juicio	trial
testigo	witnessNoun, the person who saw or heard the facts

Level 2: medium 35 words

Spanish	English
enmienda	amendment
detención	arrest
agresión	assault
fianza	bail
jurisprudencia	case law
acusación	charge
funcionario	civil servant
indemnización	compensation
condena	conviction
corrupción	corruption
daños y perjuicios	damages
libro de familia	family record book
recurso de casación	final appeal
multa	fine
formulario	form
acoso	harassment
perjuicio	harm suffered
vista judicial	hearing
inocente	innocent
instrucción judicial	judicial investigation
mediación	mediation
pasaporte	passport
subdelegación del Gobierno	prefecture
marca registrada	registered trademark
estafa	scam
embargo	seizure
prestación social	social benefit
plazo legal	statutory deadline
sospechoso	suspect
suspensión de la pena	suspended sentence
testimonio	testimony
acusar	to accuse
presentar	to file
firmar	to sign
veredicto	verdict

Level 3: hard 25 words

Spanish	English
absolución	acquittal
robo con allanamiento	burglary
sesión a puerta cerrada	closed session
alegato final	closing argument
confesión	confession
ventanilla	counter
ciberdelincuencia	cybercrime
deliberación	deliberation
extradición	extradition
multa fija	fixed penalty
recurso de reposición	informal appeal
asistencia jurídica gratuita	legal aid
canon	licence fee
circunstancia atenuante	mitigating circumstance
extrajudicial	out of court
libertad condicional	parole
poder notarial	power of attorney
alegato de la acusación	prosecution speech
interrogatorio	questioning
derogación	repeal
registro domiciliario	search of premises
documento justificativo	supporting document
certificar	to certify
notificar	to notify
regularizar	to regularise

In Mexico, people say

KoKo also teaches Mexican Spanish. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

birth certificate partida de nacimiento acta de nacimiento
court of appeal audiencia tribunal de apelación
identity card carné de identidad identificación oficial
hearing vista judicial audiencia
prefecture subdelegación del Gobierno delegación de gobierno
licence fee canon cuota de licencia
search of premises registro domiciliario cateo

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 43 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Spanish vocabulary on iPhone.