enjuiciamiento

prosecution

noun en-hwee-syah-MYEN-toh Rare

Origin: From enjuiciar (to prosecute, to judge) + -miento, from juicio (judgement, trial).

Also means

trial

Usage Note

Enjuiciamiento is a formal legal term most often seen in Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal (the Spanish Code of Criminal Procedure, abbr. LECrim) and Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil (LEC). It refers to the act and process of bringing someone to trial. In everyday speech, juicio or proceso judicial is used instead.

Examples

"El enjuiciamiento del acusado comenzó en enero."

Natural Translation

The prosecution of the accused began in January.

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