What does delito in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word delito in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use delito in Spanish.

The word delito in Spanish means crime, civil lawsuit originating from criminal activity, action on the case, defense, responsibility for a crime, bill of indictment, commit an offense, corpus delicti, evidence, proof, common crime, common offense, actual offense, crime against honor, crime against reputation, offense against honor, offense against reputation, crime against public order, breaking the peace, public order offense, sexual offense, crime against property, white-collar crime, lese majeste, violent crime, intentional crime, tax crime, in flagrante delicto, attempted crime, felony, misdemeanor, very serious crime, very serious offence, crime of negligence, crime due to negligence, crime punishable by the death penalty, scene of the crime, concealing a crime, criminal simulation, simulation of a crime, victim of a crime, alleged crime, attempted crime. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word delito

crime

nombre masculino (crimen) (serious offense)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cometió un delito muy grave.
He committed a serious crime.

civil lawsuit originating from criminal activity

locución nominal femenina (der: exigir daños por delito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

action on the case

(der: civil, derivada de delito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

defense

locución nominal femenina (propaganda del delito) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Acusaron al cantante de apología del delito en sus canciones.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The congressman was charged with defense of crimes against humanity.

responsibility for a crime

locución nominal femenina (falta: ejecución)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bill of indictment

locución nominal femenina (der: descripción escrita del delito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

commit an offense

locución verbal (delinquir) (formal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El programa apoya a los convictos para evitar que vuelvan a cometer un delito.
The program assists convicts in order to prevent them from committing an offense again.

corpus delicti

locución nominal masculina (elementos materiales) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cuerpo del delito es todo indicio que pueda recoger la criminalística.

evidence, proof

locución nominal masculina (figurado (prueba irrefutable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Decía que había dejado de fumar, pero encontramos el cuerpo del delito: unos cigarrillos escondidos.

common crime, common offense

locución nominal masculina (no especial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un delito común puede ser cometido por cualquier persona.
A common crime (or: common offense) can be committed by anyone.

actual offense

(der: llevado a cabo) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crime against honor, crime against reputation, offense against honor, offense against reputation

locución nominal masculina (der: calumnia, injuria, difamación) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crime against public order, breaking the peace, public order offense

(der: contra la paz social) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sexual offense

locución nominal masculina (ES (violación a mujeres, niñas) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crime against property

(Derecho: contra patrimonio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El delito contra la propiedad puede ser penalizado hasta con cinco años de cárcel.
Crimes against property can be punished by up to five years in jail.

white-collar crime

locución nominal masculina (delito cometido sin violencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lese majeste

nombre masculino (atentado contra el rey)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Muchos fueron castigados por delitos de lesa majestad.

violent crime

nombre masculino (atentado contra la vida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un delito de sangre que tiene pena de muerte en ese país.

intentional crime

(der: delito con intención de delinquir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tax crime

(der: delito contra el fisco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in flagrante delicto

(derecho: delito en ejecución)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

attempted crime

(der: delito no consumado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

felony

(Derecho: con castigo mayor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Como el secuestro se considera delito grave, el acusado podría pasar hasta 20 años en la cárcel.
Since kidnapping is considered a felony, the alleged perpetrator could spend up to 20 years in jail.

misdemeanor

(Derecho: con castigo leve) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En los registros de la vendedora, aparece que hace tres años cometió un delito menor.
The saleswoman's records show that, three years ago, she committed a summary offence.

very serious crime, very serious offence

(der: conlleva pena prisión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crime of negligence, crime due to negligence

locución nominal masculina (derecho: por omisión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crime punishable by the death penalty

(der: castigado con pena capital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scene of the crime

(der: zona donde se comete)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

concealing a crime

locución nominal femenina (derecho: delito, encubrimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

criminal simulation, simulation of a crime

(der: modalidad penal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

victim of a crime

locución nominal masculina (el afectado, perjudicado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

alleged crime

(que no se ha comprobado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martín ha cometido un supuesto delito pero nadie tiene pruebas.

attempted crime

(derecho: intento, sin consumación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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