documento

Definitions of documento
  1. noun
    writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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    Convención de Ginebra
    an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime
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    certificación
    a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
    confesión
    a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
    copyright, derechos de autor, privilegio
    a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
    documento judicial, documento oficial
    (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
    papiro
    a document written on papyrus
    patente
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
    programa
    a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
    declaración, manifestación, resolución
    a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
    fuente
    a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
    artículo
    a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
    instancia, planilla
    a form to use when making an application
    boletín, hoja de pedido
    a form to use when placing an order
    cuestionario, interrogatorio
    a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
    partida de nacimiento
    a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth
    diploma, título
    a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
    encargo
    an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
    manifiesto
    a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
    declaración financiera, estado de cuentas
    a document showing credits and debits
    bono, comprobante, cupón, descargo, justificante, póliza, resguardo, talón, vale
    a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
    apreciación, aprecio, estimación, evaluación, juicio, opinión, tasa
    a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
    mandato, poder, procuración
    a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent
    acta, ley
    a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
    proyecto de ley
    a statute in draft before it becomes law
    testamento
    a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
    acción
    a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
    estado, renta
    document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
    pase
    a legal document giving official permission to do something
    patente
    an official document granting a right or privilege
    concepto, criterio, dictamen, enjuiciamiento, juicio, opinión, sentencia, sentir
    the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
    descargo
    a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
    mandato, mandato judicial, orden, orden judicial, requisitoria
    (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
    autorización, mandato
    a document giving an official instruction or command
    pozo
    an abundant source
    afidávit, declaración jurada
    written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
    acuerdo escrito
    a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
    informe, libro blanco
    a government report; bound in white
    dictamen
    a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient
    acusación, capítulo, denuncia
    a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
    título
    a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
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    escrito, escritura
    the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
  2. noun
    a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
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    cédula
    a book in which the log is written
    marcador, tarjeta
    (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
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    hecho
    a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
  3. noun
    an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
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    evidencia
    (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
  4. noun
    a written account of ownership or obligation
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    constancia
    a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
    abonaré, pagaré, vale
    a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
    avance, avanzo
    a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
    libro mayor, línea postiza
    a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
    hoja de nómina
    a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out
    registro
    a book in which names and transactions are listed
    carnet, cartilla de ahorro, cartilla de ahorros, libreta de ahorro, libreta de ahorros
    a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
    portacheques, talonario
    a book issued to holders of checking accounts
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    comunicación
    something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
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