juicio

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish judizio, juyzio, borrowed from Latin iūdicium (“judgement, decision”) (compare Italian giudizio, Portuguese juízo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈxwiθjo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈxwisjo/
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  • Rhymes: -iθjo
  • Rhymes: -isjo
  • Syllabification: jui‧cio

Noun

juicio m (plural juicios)

  1. good judgement; reason
    no estar en su sano juicio
    not be in one's right mind
    mantener el juicio
    to stay sane
    • 2015 July 26, “Repoliticemos el 27-S”, in El País‎:
      Probablemente alguien pensará que no estoy en mi sano juicio cuando hablo de repolitizar algo tan genuinamente político como son unas elecciones.
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  2. opinion, judgment
    Synonym: opinión
  3. (negative) judginess, judgmentalism
  4. (law) trial
    Synonym: proceso
    • 2015 October 27, “Arranca el juicio al presunto abusador sexual de Canal 9”, in El País‎:
      El exdirectivo de RTVV afirmó tener ganas de que se celebrara el juicio para poder "restablecer" su honor.
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    • 2015 July 16, “La justicia argentina prohíbe a Menem salir del país”, in El País‎:
      Así lo determinó ayer el tribunal que iniciará en agosto próximo el juicio por el ocultamiento de los responsables del ataque terrorista islámico que en 1994 mató a 85 personas en Buenos Aires.
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  5. (law) verdict
    Synonym: veredicto

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