figuras penales

01:53 Apr 22, 2020
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Taxation & Customs / Taxation
Spanish term or phrase: figuras penales
Hola,

A continuación un extracto del documento con el que estoy trabajando en estos momentos:

Al respecto considero oportuno, hacer previamente un símil de las **figuras penales** que en algunos países se utilizan en la lucha contra la defraudación fiscal y que por lo general tienden a confundirse.

Una vez más, agradezco sus aportes.

Saludos
Manuel Aburto
Nicaragua
Local time: 02:52


Summary of answers provided
5 +2criminal offenses
Sandro Tomasi
4concepts
Robert Carter
3legal definition/s of a crime
Adrian MM.


Discussion entries: 6





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
criminal offenses


Explanation:
Synonyms: statutory offenses, crimes.

Sandro Tomasi
Local time: 04:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: or "offences" if for UK
51 mins
  -> Thank you, David.

agree  Robert Carter: Hi Sandro, your answer is correct, but unfortunately, it's not what the author meant. ¡Saludos!//I'm changing my neutral to an agree because this is the right answer, even if it's not what the author meant in this case.
2 hrs
  -> Way to dig deep, Robert! Thank you.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
figura/s penal/es
legal definition/s of a crime


Explanation:
In descending order of CL - confidence level, but query: of accuracy.

I will leave John R. and Robert C. to post their answers of concept/s - happening to coincide with my usual rendering - and principle/s though, here, I will merely lift West's first entry for a figura penal (syn.: delictiva): 1. legal definition of a crime and 2. a *codified* offens/ce - cut to Sandro T. My doubt about no. 2, though, is predicated on English Common Law and non-statutory offences, like breach of the peace, and uncodified Spanish/ Nicaraguan near-counterparts based on local or customary law.


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Adrian MM.
Austria
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72
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2 days 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
concepts


Explanation:
Per the discussion.

**Note: Ideally, this shouldn't be used as a translation for "figuras penales," but given the inaccuracy in the source text, this is what the author meant. It happens a lot in blog postings I suppose because bloggers often have no editor to correct their copy.

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Note added at 2 days 19 hrs (2020-04-24 21:36:47 GMT)
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I'd also suggest that the asker not choose this as the answer to go into the glossary, as it may in fact be helpful in this instance only!

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 02:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84
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