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pericial

expert

adjective peh-ree-SYAHL Rare

Origin: From Latin peritus, 'skilled, experienced'.

Also means

forensic

Usage Note

Pericial is a formal adjective meaning 'relating to an expert or specialist witness'. It appears almost exclusively in legal and technical contexts: informe pericial (expert report), prueba pericial (expert testimony). The related noun perito refers to the expert himself. In everyday speech, experto does the work; pericial belongs firmly to courtroom or technical registers.

Examples

"El juez solicitó un informe pericial."

Natural Translation

The judge requested an expert report.

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