delito mayor

Definitions of delito mayor
  1. noun
    a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
    synonyms: crimen
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    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
    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
    rapto, secuestro
    (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
    desfalco, malversación
    the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
    atraco
    larceny by threat of violence
    rapiña, ratería
    larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
    fraude
    failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
    chantaje
    extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
    type of:
    crimen, delito
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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