⚖️ Legal Spanish
Learn basic Spanish legal vocabulary, official document terms, police and law phrases, immigration expressions, courtroom words, and useful beginner Spanish for legal and official situations.
🟢 Common Legal Vocabulary
⚖️ Law — Ley
ley
ley
👮 Police — Policía
poh-lee-see-ah
poh-lee-see-ah
📄 Document — Documento
doh-koo-mehn-toh
doh-koo-mehn-toh
🪪 Identification — Identificación
ee-dehn-tee-fee-kah-see-ohn
ee-dehn-tee-fee-kah-see-ohn
🏛️ Court — Corte
kohr-teh
kohr-teh
📋 Judge — Juez
hwehs
hwehs
🟡 Immigration & Official Terms
🛂 Passport — Pasaporte
pah-sah-pohr-teh
pah-sah-pohr-teh
✈️ Visa — Visa
bee-sah
bee-sah
📑 Signature — Firma
feer-mah
feer-mah
📄 Application — Solicitud
soh-lee-see-tood
soh-lee-see-tood
🏢 Government Office — Oficina gubernamental
oh-fee-see-nah goo-behr-nah-mehn-tahl
oh-fee-see-nah goo-behr-nah-mehn-tahl
🧾 Contract — Contrato
kohn-trah-toh
kohn-trah-toh
🔵 Important Legal Phrases
🪪 Necesito mi identificación.
I need my identification.
I need my identification.
👮 Quiero hablar con un abogado.
I want to speak with a lawyer.
I want to speak with a lawyer.
📄 Necesito firmar el documento.
I need to sign the document.
I need to sign the document.
🛂 ¿Dónde está inmigración?
Where is immigration?
Where is immigration?
⚖️ No entiendo la ley.
I do not understand the law.
I do not understand the law.
📑 Tengo una cita legal.
I have a legal appointment.
I have a legal appointment.
🔴 Important Legal Spanish Notes
⚖️ Legal Spanish can be useful for travel, immigration, government paperwork, and emergencies.
🧠 Many legal and official words are similar between English and Spanish.
📄 Official situations often use formal Spanish language.
💬 Basic legal vocabulary helps learners understand important real-world situations.
💬 Common Legal Examples
🪪 Aquí está mi pasaporte.
Here is my passport.
Here is my passport.
📄 Necesito completar esta solicitud.
I need to complete this application.
I need to complete this application.
👮 La policía llegó rápido.
The police arrived quickly.
The police arrived quickly.
🧾 Firmé el contrato ayer.
I signed the contract yesterday.
I signed the contract yesterday.
📝 Example Sentences
🏛️ La corte abre a las ocho.
The court opens at eight.
The court opens at eight.
📋 El juez escuchó el caso.
The judge listened to the case.
The judge listened to the case.
🛂 Mi visa expira pronto.
My visa expires soon.
My visa expires soon.
🏢 Voy a la oficina gubernamental.
I am going to the government office.
I am going to the government office.
🧠 Quick Practice
1️⃣ Translate into Spanish:
🪪 Identification → __________
🪪 Identification → __________
2️⃣ Fill in the blank:
📄 Necesito firmar el ________.
📄 Necesito firmar el ________.
3️⃣ Match the legal term:
👮 policía → ?
⚖️ ley → ?
🧾 contrato → ?
👮 policía → ?
⚖️ ley → ?
🧾 contrato → ?
✅ Answers
1️⃣ Identificación
2️⃣ documento
3️⃣ Police / Law / Contract
1️⃣ Identificación
2️⃣ documento
3️⃣ Police / Law / Contract