diligencia

Definitions of diligencia
  1. noun
    a diligent effort
    synonyms: solicitud
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    afán, ajetreo, desvelo, esfuerzo, sudor
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  2. noun
    a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
    synonyms: embajada, encargo, mandado, menester, recado
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    salida, viaje
    a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
  3. noun
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    synonyms: expediente
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    acción, causa, contencioso, contención, demanda, enjuiciamiento, juicio, litigio, pleito, proceso, querella
    a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
    apelación
    (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
    litigación, litigio, pleito
    a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
    balduque, burocracia, expedienteo, formalismo, formulismo, papeleo, papeleo burocrático, requilorios, trámite
    needlessly time-consuming procedure
    alegación, reconvención
    a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
    consejo de guerra
    a trial that is conducted by a military court
    revista
    a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors
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    procedimientos justos, procedimientos justos de la ley
    (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
  4. noun
    a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
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    carretela
    a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
  5. noun
    a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
    synonyms: disposición, escalera, escalerilla, escalinata, grada, gradería, tramitación
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    escalera de servicio
    a second staircase at the rear of a building
    escalerilla
    a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
    escalera mecánica
    a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
    escalera de incendios, salida de emergencia
    a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency
    escalera, escalinata, tiro
    a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
    escala
    steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
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    camino, vía
    any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
  6. noun
    persevering determination to perform a task
    synonyms: laboriosidad
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    aplicación, asiduidad, concentración, dedicación
    great and constant diligence and attention
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    determinación
    the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
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