delito

Definitions of delito
  1. noun
    improper or wicked or immoral behavior
    synonyms: falta, fechoría, mala conducta, malhecho
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    delincuencia
    an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
    bellaquería, bribonería, diablura, malicia, truhanería
    reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
    libertad
    an act of undue intimacy
    anomalía, anormalidad, irregularidad
    behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
    deshonestidad
    an indecent or improper act
    peccata minuta
    a petty misdeed
    desviación
    deviate behavior
    gamberrismo, vandalismo
    willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
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    mala conducta, maldad
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  2. noun
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    synonyms: crimen
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    crimen, delito mayor
    a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
    contrahacimiento
    criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
    fraude
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
    secuestro
    seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
    mutilación criminal
    the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
    contravención, delito menor, falta, infracción
    a crime less serious than a felony
    comisión, consumación, perpetración
    the act of committing a crime
    raid
    the act of attacking
    brutalidad, gangsterismo, matonismo
    violent or brutal acts as of thugs
    alta traición, lesa majestad, traición
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
    crimen de guerra
    a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war
    alterne, flete, prostitución, putería, puterío, vida
    offering sexual intercourse for pay
    acometida, agresión, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, embestida
    a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
    exhibicionismo
    vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place
    juramento falso, perjurio
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
    sedición
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
    violación
    a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
    bigamia
    the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred
    apresamiento, captura, prendimiento
    the act of taking of a person by force
    crimen organizado
    engaging in a racket
    cohecho, coima, soborno
    the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
    aletazo, arana, embaimiento, embaucamiento, engañifa, engaño, estafa, fraude, mangancia, petardo, pufo, superchería, timo, tocomocho, trapacería
    the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
    alzado, desvalijamiento, hurto, latrocinio, robo, substracción, sustracción
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
    exacción, extorsión
    the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
    allanamiento de morada
    entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
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    transgresión, trasgresión
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  3. noun
    the action of attacking an enemy
    synonyms: ataque, atentado, infracción, ofensa, ofensiva, ofensivo
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    operación
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
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