delito

/deˈlito/, [d̪eˈli.t̪o]

crime


Noun delito m (plural delitos)

  1. crime; offense; felony

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Examples
  • Ahora ella sufre por su delito.

    Now she suffers for her crime.

  • La policía detuvo al carterista en flagrante delito.

    The police arrested the pickpocket in the act.

  • El delito es cada vez mayor.

    Crime is increasing.

  • No confundas pecado con delito.

    Do not mistake sin with crime.

  • Nadie será condenado por actos u omisiones que en el momento de cometerse no fueron delictivos según el Derecho nacional o internacional. Tampoco se impondrá pena más grave que la aplicable en el momento de la comisión del delito.

    No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.

  • Confesó su delito.

    He confessed his crime.

  • Toda persona acusada de delito tiene derecho a que se presuma su inocencia mientras no se pruebe su culpabilidad, conforme a la ley y en juicio público en el que se le hayan asegurado todas las garantías necesarias para su defensa.

    Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.

  • Al estar prescrito el delito no lo condenaron.

    He got off because of the statute of limitations.

  • El jurado lo absolvió del delito.

    The jury acquitted him of the crime.


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