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juicio

trial

noun HWEE-syoh Less Common

Also means

judgment

Usage Note

Juicio means a legal 'trial' (ir a juicio = 'to go to trial') and also 'judgment' or 'opinion' in a more abstract sense (a mi juicio = 'in my view'). Perder el juicio means 'to lose one's mind.' The phrase Juicio Final refers to the religious concept of the Last Judgment. Its range overlaps with English 'judgment', 'trial', and 'sanity'.

Examples

"El juicio comenzará la próxima semana."

Natural Translation

The trial will begin next week.

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