derecho

Definitions of derecho
  1. noun
    an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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    cabotaje
    the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders
    acceso
    the right to enter
    derechos humanos
    (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)
    prerrogativa, privilegio, regalía
    a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
    derechos civiles
    right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
    entrada
    the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner
    copyright, derechos de autor, privilegio
    a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
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    abstracción
    a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
  2. noun
    an established or recognized right
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    habilitación, titularidad
    right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)
  3. noun
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
    synonyms: jurisprudencia
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    derecho administrativo
    the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
    derecho canónico
    the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
    derecho civil
    the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
    derecho internacional
    the body of laws governing relations between nations
    ley marcial
    the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
    derecho mercantil
    the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
    derecho común
    (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
    legislación
    law enacted by a legislative body
    derecho marítimo
    the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
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    acumulación, agregación, colección, cúmulo
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  4. noun
    charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
    synonyms: canon, carga, censo, contribución, cuota, gabela, gravamen, imposición, impuesto, para, pecho, sobre, tasa, tributación, tributo
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    IRPF, impuesto sobre la renta
    a personal tax levied on annual income
    plusvalía
    a tax on capital gains
    capitación
    a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
    timbre
    a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
    impuesto adicional, recargo
    an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
    arancel, tarifa
    a government tax on imports or exports
    impuesto sobre el consumo
    a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
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