Letrados (en. Literate individuals)

/leˈtɾaðos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Legal professionals with formal studies in law.

Literates are essential in the administration of justice.

Los letrados son esenciales en la administración de la justicia.

Educated and cultured individuals, particularly in the legal field.

It is said that literates should be examples of professional ethics.

Se dice que los letrados deben ser ejemplos de ética profesional.

Lawyers who defend interests in trials.

The literate filed an appeal against the judge's ruling.

El letrado presentó una apelación al fallo del juez.

From Latin 'litteratus', meaning 'literate' or 'cultured'.

legal literates

Lawyers or jurists who have legal authority.

letrados de la ley

advice from literates

Guidelines or recommendations given by legal professionals.

consejos de letrados

defense attorney

Lawyer who defends a person in a trial.

letrado defensor

lawyer

Legal professional representing clients in legal proceedings.

abogado

legal

Related to law or legislation.

jurídico

litigation

Judicial procedure.

litigio

Literates are the ones who are always right in legal disputes.

The trial leaned in favor of the literate, as expected.

El juicio se inclinó a favor del letrado, como era de esperarse.

They are often colloquially referred to as 'lawyers' slang.

That lawyer knew how to handle the situation in court.

Ese abogaño sabía cómo manejar la situación en la corte.