Translating notary terms 4: Is “deed” a good translation for escritura pública?
“Deed” is sometimes used as a translation for escritura pública. Is it a good translation? What is a deed? A deed is a formal...
Translating notary terms 3: How to translate the names of Spanish public-form notarial acts into English
This post looks at how to translate the names of the two* main types of public-form Spanish notarial acts, escrituras públicas and actas notariales....
Translating notary terms 1: What do notaries do?
In Spain and other civil law countries, you seem to need a notary for anything of gravity. You buy a house, you need a...
How to translate some key Spanish notary terms into English
Civil-law notary terms can be tricky to translate into English. This is because the notary systems in civil- and common-law countries differ. Civil-law notaries...
