ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF POLISH TERM ‘KURATOR SPADKU’

This paper constitutes an attempt to assess the adequacy of the English equivalents of the Polish term ‘kurator spadku' suggested in the most popular bilingual specialist dictionaries. The English equivalents discussed include the etymological equivalent ‘curator'. In order to identify the most accurate functional equivalent the definitions of the Polish term and its English equivalents presented in English monolingual legal dictionaries have been analysed. Moreover, the study aims to verify whether the suggested equivalents occur in the texts of the British sources of law. Finally yet importantly, translation techniques applied while forming English equivalents under analysis have been determined.