Polyglot Dictionary

reo

/ˈreo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Legal Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los reos

Meaning

  1. defendant

    • El reo fue condenado.

      The defendant was convicted.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

demandado

demandado is the defendant in a civil lawsuit; reo specifically refers to a defendant or accused in a criminal case, or a convict.

Similar in other languages

German

Angeklagte

Angeklagte is the German word for the same thing — both mean "defendant."

German

Angeklagter

Angeklagter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "defendant."

German

Beklagter

Beklagter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "defendant."

Practice

1 What does reo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ fue condenado.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches reo?

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