ABOGADO: lawyer, can prepare sales-contract

ACCIÓN:  law suit

ACCIÓN CIVIL: civil suit

ACCIÓN DECLARATIVA: declaratory suit

ACCIÓN DE CESACIÓN DEL ACTO: action for default

ACCIÓN FOR CONDENA: productivity suit

ACCIÓN CONSTITUTIVA: constitution- suit

ACCIÓN DE RESARCIMIENTO DE DANOS Y PERJUICIOS: action for damages

ACCIÓN PENAL: criminal case

ACEPTACIÓN DE LA HERENCIA: declaration for legacy acceptance

ACEPTACIÓN DE DEFUNCIÓN: death-certificate

ACTA (notarial) : deed of notary

ACTA DE DEPÓSITO: notary consignment protocol

ACTA DE JUNTA GENERAL DE SOCIOS/ACCIONISTAS/PROPIETARIOS:

record of general meeting of associates/shareholders or proprietors

ACTA DE NOTORIEDAD: proceeding for registration in land-register if the basic principle of running registration has been interrupted. Notary certification (document)

ACTA DE PROTOCOLIZACIÓN: notary certification of documents

ACTO ADMINISTRATIVO: administration act

ACTO FAVORABLE O AUTORIZACIÓN: aid and abet act

ACTO DE GRAVAMEN: incriminating act

ACTO DE CONCILIACIÓN: conciliation hearing

AFECCIONES REGISTRALES: in land-register registered encumbrances

AGENTES DE LA EDIFICACIÓN: generic term of Spanish law for order of building for

all persons and institutions involved in construction

AGRUPACIÓN: special term for consolidation of legally former single plots.

APOSTILLE: official attestation

APOSTILLE DE LA HAYA: official attestation of Den Haag (international legalization of public documents for Spain as per agreement of Den Haag)

ARBITRIOS MUNICIPALES: all local rates

AGRUPACIÓN DE FINCAS: consolidation of plots

ALTA CATASTRAL: land-register office, application to land-register

API ( AGENT OF REAL ESTATES) member of chamber of agents

ARRAS ( ALSO SENAL) down-payment at purchase-contract - handsel or earnest-money. If having arranged arras penitenciales contract can be dissolved by that means that buyer agrees to loose them or the seller redeems them double

ARRENDADOR: Lessor, hirer

ARRENDATARIO: lessee, tenant

ARRENDAMIENTO DE OBRA: contract, e.g. construction-contract with constructor

ASESOR: accountant

ASESOR FINANCIERO: financier

ASIENTO DE PRESENTACIÓN (por fax) a kind of transfer-reservation as client-protection for a certain time against further registrations (can be sent from notary to land-register also by fax)

AUTOLIQUIDACIÓN: self-assessment at revenue-office (for tax)

AUDIENCIA PROVINCIAL: regional court

AVAL: has principally in Spanish law different meanings, means mainly bank-guarantee but no “fianza” = bank-security

AYUNTAMIENTO: local government, mayor’s office, town hall