lisa79 (asker) Apr 30, 2007:

Hi, Francis, thanks for asking. The full context of the translation is basically the sale of a German property and plot, and the term has been taken from the relevant sales agreement. The purpose / skopos of the translation (in what we'd call the translation brief) would be an informative one, ie for information purposes, from which I have deduced that the translation is to remain anchored in the source legal system, ie the German one. That is why I’m basically after a phrase which neatly renders the German term with all its connotations. From the overall context of the source text the Wikipedia definition seems quite appropriate, esp. the first sentence of it.

Francis Lee (X) Apr 30, 2007:

That's the sentence - but what's the full context/readership for your translation? Or are you asking out of personal interest? What are your own ideas?

casper (X) Apr 29, 2007:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1218877