enjuiciamiento

Definitions of enjuiciamiento
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: acción, causa, contencioso, contención, demanda, juicio, litigio, pleito, proceso, querella
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    alegación, reconvención
    a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
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    diligencia, expediente
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  2. noun
    the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
    synonyms: ojo, prudencia
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    objetividad
    judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
    subjetividad
    judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
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    rasgo
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  3. noun
    the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
    synonyms: buen criterio, criterio, discernimiento, malicia, sentido
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    ojo, vista
    good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
    asiento, caletre, chapa, cholla, compostura, conocimiento, cordura, discreción, juicio, lastre, pesquis, pulso, pupila, sensatez, sentido común, seso, testa, tino
    sound practical judgment
    aviso, circunspección, discreción, juicio, prudencia
    knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
    miramiento, ojo, precaución, premeditación, prevención, previsión, primor, providencia, prudencia, recaudo, tiento
    judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
  4. noun
    the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
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    prejuicio
    a judgment reached before the evidence is available
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    toma de decisiones
    the cognitive process of reaching a decision
  5. noun
    an opinion formed by judging something
    synonyms: entendimiento
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    decisión, determinación, resolución
    a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
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    apreciación, convencimiento, creencia, criterio, idea, opinión, parecer, pensamiento, punto de vista, visión
    a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
  6. noun
    the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
    synonyms: concepto, criterio, dictamen, juicio, opinión, sentencia, sentir
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    documento judicial, documento oficial
    (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
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