What does facultad in Spanish mean?

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

The word facultad in Spanish means department, school, faculty, ability, authority, right, authorize, Faculty of Law, College of Law, judicial discretion, prosecutorial powers. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word facultad

department, school

nombre femenino (colegio universitario) (university)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estudió en la facultad de Derecho.
He studied at Law school.

faculty, ability

nombre femenino (capacidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene la facultad de hacer creíbles sus mentiras.
He has the faculty (or: ability) to make his lies believable.

authority, right

nombre femenino (poder, autoridad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo la facultad necesaria para poder echarte.
I have the necessary authority (or: right) to throw you out.

authorize

verbo transitivo (autorizar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los enfermeros están facultados para recetar medicamentos básicos.
Nurses are authorized to prescribe basic medicines.

Faculty of Law, College of Law

(escuela de leyes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La directora de la Facultad de Derecho condecorará a los mejores estudiantes.
The director of the Faculty of Law will decorate the best graduates.

judicial discretion

(der: juez; capacidad de modificación)

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

prosecutorial powers

(der: capacidad modificación, extinción)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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