descargo

m.

1 defense (law).

en su descargo in his/her defense

2 discharge (commerce) (de deuda).

3 unloading.

4 exculpation, acquittal, pardon, vindication.

5 receipt.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: descargar.

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descargo

► nombre masculino

1 (descarga) unloading

2 COMERCIO credit

3 DERECHO discharge, acquittal

4 figurado (excusa) excuse; (alivio) relief

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en/para su descargo in his defence (US defense)

pliego de descargo evidence for the defence (US defense)

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SM

1) [de camión, mercancías] unloading

2) (=disculpa)

en descargo de su conciencia — to ease his conscience

nota de descargo — disclaimer

3) (Jur)

en descargo de algn — in defence o (EEUU) defense of sb

quisiera decir algo en mi descargo — I would like to say something in my defence

pliego de descargo — evidence

testigo de descargo — witness for the defence

4) (Com) (=recibo) receipt; [de deuda] discharge

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masculino defense*

¿qué puede formular en su descargo? — what can you say in your defense?

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= acquittal.

Ex. After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.

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* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* descargo de responsabilidad = declaration form, form of declaration, disclaimer.

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masculino defense*

¿qué puede formular en su descargo? — what can you say in your defense?

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= acquittal.

Ex: After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* descargo de responsabilidad = declaration form, form of declaration, disclaimer.

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descargo

masculine

defense*

presentar or formular descargos to present the case for the defense

¿qué puede formular en descargo del acusado? what can you say in defense of the accused?

varias personas testificarán en su descargo several people will testify in his defense

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Del verbo descargar: (conjugate descargar)

descargo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

descargó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
descargar    
descargo
descargar (conjugate descargar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹vehículo/mercancías› to unload
2

a) ‹pistola› (extraer las balas) to unload;

(disparar) to fire, discharge (frml);

◊ la pistola está descargada the pistol is not loaded

b) ‹tiro› to fire;

‹golpe› to deal, land
3 (Inf) to download
4 ‹ira/agresividad› to vent;
‹preocupaciones/tensiones› to relieve
descargo v impers [aguacero] to pour down;
[temporal] to break
descargarse verbo pronominal
1 (Elec) [pila] to run down;
[batería] to go dead o flat
2 [tormenta] to break;
[lluvias] to come down, fall
descargar
I verbo transitivo
1 (sacar la carga) to unload
2 Elec Mil to discharge
3 (un golpe) to deal
4 (de trabajo, de una obligación) to relieve o free [de, of]
5 (la ira, el malhumor) to take out [en/sobre, on]
II vi (tormenta) to break
descargo m Jur discharge, vindication
testigo de descargo, witness for the defence
♦ Locuciones: en descargo de alguien, in someone's defence: en su descargo habría que decir que nunca ha sido desleal, in his defence it would have to be said that he had never been disloyal
'descargo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pliego
- testigo
- batería
English:
discharge
- disclaimer
- vent

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descargo nm

1. [excusa]

en descargo de alguien in sb's defence;

cabe decir en su descargo que todo lo hizo con la mejor intención it should be said in his defence that he acted with the best of intentions

2. Der

en su descargo in his/her defence;

alegó la ausencia de mala fe en descargo de su defendida he claimed in his client's defence that she had acted without malice

3. Com [de deuda] discharge;

[recibo] receipt

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descargo

m defense, Br

defence;

decir algo en descargo de alguien say sth in s.o.’s defense

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descargo nm

1) : unloading

2) : defense

testigo de descargo: witness for the defense