Sep 9, 2018 16:44
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Spanish term

corrupción de sufragante en concurso homogéneo y sucesivo

Spanish to English Social Sciences Government / Politics electoral corruption
XXXX: se le imputaron los delitos de concierto para delinquir y corrupción de sufragante en concurso homogéneo y sucesivo

Discussion

Marcelo González Sep 11, 2018:
Target variety - US or UK here? In the U.S., "delict" is not a term you would frequently hear, or even see in print for that matter. And the same goes for "voter corruption" (again, in the U.S.). As for "concurso homogéneo sucesivo", this would appear to be a "continuous crime" (see definition below).

Continuous crime
One consisting of a continuous series of acts, which endures after the period of consummation, as, the offense of carrying concealed weapons. In the case of instantaneous crimes, the statute of limitations begins to run with the consummation, while in the case of continuous crimes it only begins with the cessation of the criminal conduct or act. U. S. v. Owen (D. C.) 32 Fed. 537.
https://thelawdictionary.org/continuous-crime/
Marcelo González Sep 11, 2018:
@Stuart and Aida - Interesting, though... ...as inferred from the definition you've posted----with its "legal obligation between two parties"----"delict" is a term from civil law, i.e., tort law. The context here would appear to be criminal, not civil.
Stuart and Aida Nelson Sep 11, 2018:
Voter corruption and electoral fraud I agree that fraud is widely used in the context of election fraud but 'voter corruption' is also used https://www.conservativehome.com/localgovernment/2017/08/pet...

However, I think 'concurso homogéneo sucesivo' is just the repetition of the same delict.
Stuart and Aida Nelson Sep 11, 2018:
Crime vs Delict Crime and Delict are two words that are often confused when it comes to the understanding of their concepts and meanings. Strictly speaking, there is difference between them in terms of their concepts. The word ‘crime’ is used in the sense of ‘offence’. On the other hand, the word delict is an intentional or negligent act, which paves the way for legal obligation between two parties. This is the main difference between the two words.
https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-crime-a...
Marcelo González Sep 10, 2018:
¿Crimen y delito no son sinónimos? No he visto nada que indique que haya una diferencia en concreto. Y si la hay, ¿se entenderá así en muchos países de habla hispana, o en sólo algunos, y si ése es el caso, en cuáles? En cuanto a la propuesta "in consistent sequence of a serial crime", aparece como traducción sólo en documentos provenientes de Colombia, por lo que falta evidencia de su empleo fuera de dicho país de habla hispana. As for "voter corruption," I've never heard this said before in the English-speaking in the U.S., where voter or election fraud are commonly used terms, as is the notion of offenses being committed as part of a "crime spree" (which wouldn't sound natural in this context) or as part of a "continuous crime" (which to me sounds perfectly natural here). That said, I could be wrong, but my approach here would be to find a natural-sounding option. Cheers
Stuart and Aida Nelson Sep 10, 2018:
corrupción de votantes delito o crimen? Aunque la noción de "concurso homogéneo y sucesivo" se aplique al crimen, se catalogaría la corrupción de votantes en Colombia como crimen? El texto fuente habla de delitos. Ver referencia diferencia entre crimen y delito.

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multiple counts of voter corruption

Concurso homogéneo sucesivo: el autor realiza varias conductas que se adecuan a todas siendo distintas a varios tipos penales.
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voter/election fraud in a continuous crime

Or "...as part of a (single) continuous crime"

What is CONTINUOUS CRIME? definition of CONTINUOUS CRIME ...
https://thelawdictionary.org/continuous-crime/
What is CONTINUOUS CRIME? One consisting of a continuous series of acts, which endures after the period of consummation, as, the offense of carrying concealed weapons.

ANSWERS TO BAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS IN CRIMINAL LAW ...
www.academia.edu/.../ANSWERS_TO_BAR_EXAMINATION_QUESTIONS_I...
In **a continuous crime**, the criminal acts arise from a single criminal intent or resolution which is not susceptible of division. (Gamboa, et al. vs. Court of Appeals ...

People v Shnayder :: 2006 :: New York Other Courts Decisions :: New ...
https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2006/2006...
Feb 10, 2006 - ... criminal conduct of each of the defendants constituted acts that could be charged **as part of a continuous crime** and, therefore, those counts of ...

PC 288.5 Law & Defense. Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. Sex ...
www.criminaldefense909.com/PC-288-5-Continuous-Sexual-Abuse...
PC 654 Defense: The defendant may be charged with each lewd and lascivious act separately and **as part of a continuous crime** under PC 288.5. However, at ...

en concurso homogéneo y sucesivo = in a (single) continuous crime

In other contexts, "in a continuous crime spree" might be an option, but here I wouldn't use "spree" (as it's often associated with violent crime).

I hope this helps!
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Reference comments

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Crimen y delito

Crimen y delito son términos equivalentes. Su diferencia radica en que "delito" es genérico, y por "crimen" se entiende un delito más grave​ o, en ciertos países, un delito ofensivo en contra de las personas. Tanto el delito como el crimen son categorías presentadas habitualmente como universales; sin embargo los delitos y los crímenes son definidos por los distintos ordenamientos jurídicos vigentes en un territorio o en un intervalo de tiempo.

Tanto en su faz ideal como en su faz material, el crimen ha sido distinto en todos los momentos históricos conocidos y en todos los sistemas políticos actuales.

Se puede alegar que el homicidio es considerado delito en todas las legislaciones, pero matar a otro es castigado como homicidio sólo bajo estrictas condiciones: que no se mate en una guerra, que no se mate ejerciendo una profesión (médicos, enfermeros, policías, jueces, ministros del interior, ministros de defensa), o que no se mate en legítima defensa y seguridad.

Por otro lado, existen delitos y crímenes considerados internacionales, como el genocidio, la piratería naval, el tráfico de personas, etc. Pero un crimen que no es castigado es solamente un reproche moral injurioso en contra de una persona, inclusive si ella incurrió en esa conducta, considerada delito. Sólo el castigo constituye a alguien en delincuente o en criminal. El castigo transforma la vaga noción de delito en un hecho. Esta idea se puede intentar refutar argumentando que basta la existencia de una víctima para que exista delito o crimen.

Crear delitos, crímenes y castigos son facultades soberanas de quienes están a la cabeza de un sistema normativo (véase principio de legalidad penal). Eso explica que en Singapur sea un delito masticar goma de mascar en lugares públicos y un crimen arrojarlo al piso o en Alemania el negar el holocausto.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delito
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