Vocabulario en Inglés: Delitos, Castigos y Tiempos Futuros

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Minor Offences and Punishment

Be banned (from): Ser expulsado, echado
Be issued with a fine: Te emiten una multa
Community service: Servicio comunitario
Court: Tribunal, corte
Criminal record: Antecedentes penales
Judge: Juez
Litter: Tirar basura a la calle, contaminar
Lodge a (formal) complaint: Presentar una queja, reclamo o demanda
Pay a small/heavy fine: Pagar una multa pequeña o grande
Prosecute: Procesar en juicio (llevar a alguien a los tribunales por un crimen). If there isn’t enough evidence, a decision will be made not to prosecute.
Suspended sentence: Suspensión de sentencia

Adverse: Adverso
Alienate: Enemistarse, distanciar, aislar
Career: Carrera
Charge: Cargo
Closed-circuit television: Televisión de circuito cerrado
Come into force: Entrar en vigencia. The new law does not come into force until March.
Convict, conviction: Condenar, convicta/o, condena
Correspondence: Correspondencia
Council: Consejo, ayuntamiento
Court summons: Citación judicial
Data: Información, datos
Device: Artefacto, dispositivo
Disrupt, disruption: Interrumpir, interrupción
Disturbance: Alboroto, disturbio, altercado
Enforce, enforcement: Hacer cumplir, ejecutar, ejecución. The headteacher enforced the rules without making any exceptions.
Expectation: Expectativa
Flaming: Mensaje hostil. I don’t go to Twitter because of the flaming.

By means of: Por medio de	They found the criminal by means of an important publicity campaign on TV asking the public for help.
In addition to: Además de	In addition to the prison sentence, she had to pay a heavy fine.
In aid of: En beneficio de, para ayudar a, para contribuir con	The money from the fine will go in aid of charity.
In the process of: En el proceso de	The council is in the process of changing all public signs but has not yet finished.
In/out of touch with: Estar o no estar al tanto	The interviewer accused the prime minister of being out of touch with what the public really thinks.
On account of: Debido a, por	She received a prison sentence on account of the seriousness of the crime.
On behalf of: En nombre de	I’d like to thank you on behalf of all the people who work in this department.
On the strength of: Basado en, sobre la base de	The police arrested him on the strength of the evidence.

Tense	Use	Example
Be going to	For plans and intentions. For predictions based on current evidence.	I’m going to study English at university. It’s going to rain soon; look at the clouds.
Will / Won’t	For general predictions. For decisions made at the time of speaking.	I think Spain will win the World Cup. Wait there, I’ll answer the door.
Present Continuous	For arrangements (preparativos).	I’m meeting my friends at 6:00 PM tonight.
Present Simple (don’t + verb)	For timetables or routines.	The train leaves at 9:00 AM tomorrow.
Future Continuous (will + be + -ing)	For activities in progress at a particular time.	Don’t call me at 8:00 PM because I’ll be having dinner.
Future Perfect Simple (will + have + past participle)	For activities that will be finished by a certain time.	I’ll have finished my project by Friday when we have to hand it in.
Future Perfect Continuous (will + have + been + -ing)	To talk about how long an activity will be in progress before a certain time.	My family will have been living abroad for five years this September.
Be on the verge / point of	To talk about something that is going to happen very soon.	Scientists are on the verge of a breakthrough in their research.