Definition (English):ground, n. (usu. pl.) (13c) The reason or point that something (as a legal claim or argument) relies on for validity <grounds for divorce> <several grounds for appeal>. ground, vb. (14c) 1. To provide a basis for (something, such as a legal claim or argument) <the decision was grounded on public policy>. 2. To base (something, such as a legal principle or judicial decision) on <the court grounded the decision on common law> <strict liability is grounded on public policy>. In a study of some 120 pages of the ACNUR manual, the following formulations were found to express 'grounds': motivo, as in, the 'ennumerated grounds'; a causa de, debido a, por razones de and por razones fundadas. It would seem that, at least according to the ACNUR Manual, that 'grounds' is a specific term of art in the immigration/asylum context.
Definition (Spanish):1. Pen. Y Proc. Circunstancia que apunta a la existencia de un hecho probablemente delictivo ("indicios racionales de criminalidad") y justifica la incoación de la investigación, su continuación o la exigencia de prestación de fianza para asegurar responsabilidades pecunarias. LECrim, arts. 486 y 589. 2. Pen. Circunstancia que, en conjunción con otras, permite deducir razonadamente que se ha producido un determinado hecho e incluso tenerlo por probado. -DEJ Panhispanico
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