- enjuiciar
- v.1 to try (law).2 to judge.3 to bring to trial, to file charges against, to bring suit against, to prosecute.Por fin se logró juzgar al acusado Finally the accused was brought to trial.* * *enjuiciar► verbo transitivo1 (juzgar) to judge; (examinar) to examine2 DERECHO (civil) to sue; (criminal) to indict, prosecute* * *verb1) to prosecute2) try* * *VT1) (=juzgar) to judge, pass judgment on2) (Jur) (=acusar) to indict; (=procesar) to prosecute; (=sentenciar) to sentence* * *verbo transitivo1) (Der) (acusar) to indict, commit for trial; (juzgar) to try2) (en cuestiones morales) to judge* * *= put on + trial, try.Ex. Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.Ex. The Government is now trying him on criminal charges for allegedly misleading officials early in the investigation.* * *verbo transitivo1) (Der) (acusar) to indict, commit for trial; (juzgar) to try2) (en cuestiones morales) to judge* * *= put on + trial, try.
Ex: Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.
Ex: The Government is now trying him on criminal charges for allegedly misleading officials early in the investigation.* * *enjuiciar [A1 ]vtA (Der)1 (acusar) to indict, commit for trialtodavía no ha sido enjuiciado he has not been indicted o committed for trial yet, proceedings have not been instituted against him yetenjuiciaron a todos los detenidos all those arrested were committed for trial2 (juzgar) to trylos que aún están siendo enjuiciados those who are still being tried o are still on triallo enjuiciaron por el hurto del dinero he was tried for the theft of the moneyB (en cuestiones morales) to judgeno quiero enjuiciar su conducta I don't want to judge her conduct o pass judgment on her conduct* * *
enjuiciar verbo transitivo
1 (un tema, un asunto) to judge, examine: suele enjuiciar a la gente por su aspecto, he tends to judge people by their appearance
2 Jur (a un sospechoso) to prosecute
* * *enjuiciar vt1. Der to try;lo enjuiciaron por estafa he was tried for fraud2. [opinar] to judge* * *enjuiciarv/t1 JUR institute proceedings against2 figjudge* * *enjuiciar vt1) : to indict, to prosecute2) juzgar: to try
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.