Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
öffentliche Ordnung
English translation:
public order
German term
United Kingdom
Bright Light Translation Ltd
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Russian to English
öffentliche Ordnung
In the terms and conditions of use for a website that offers a community portal for information exchange.
My translation is:
"The user is expressly forbidden from posting or transferring materials of any kind that infringe upon the rights of a third party and are not consistent with the law and public policy or that are in violation of public morality and are threatening, offensive and/or defamatory..."
Is there a better way of translating "öffentliche Ordnung"? I don't like "public policy" but can't seem to find any standard accepted legal terms for this phrase.
| 4 +9 | public order |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
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| 3 +1 | public policy |
Petra Williams
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| 4 | law and order |
Erich Friese
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Aug 11, 2009 05:17: robin25 changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): philgoddard, Harald Moelzer (medical-translator), robin25
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
public order
| agree |
transatgees
7 mins
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| agree |
Bernd Runge
: ... and the EU uses it, too.
9 mins
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| agree |
mustafaer
: -
23 mins
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| agree |
urbom
1 hr
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| agree |
Dzasmin
1 hr
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| agree |
Susanne Ofner
2 hrs
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| agree |
Birgit Gläser
6 hrs
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| agree |
Amphyon
: yes!
6 hrs
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| agree |
Barbara Wiebking
9 hrs
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United States
My profession is my passion !
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
public policy
This was already discussed on proz.com before:http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_german/finance_general/...
Australia
Accurate, fast & never missed a deadline
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: Australian)
Works in: German to English
law and order
standard dictionary entry, Langenscheidt
Discussion
These terms and conditions are, presumably, defining the conditions under which an action is prohibited. How can you tell someone that they can't do something because it is "against public policy"? Where is this "policy" defined in ways that enable people to to know that they can do x but they can't do y? Surely you can only bind people to a policy once it is enacted in statutes and regulations?
Of course they may simply mean "public order", which would cover things like inciting people to violence or civil disobedience.