belefoglaló

Belefoglaló is a Hungarian term found in legal and administrative language, historically referring to a person or entity that makes an entry into an official document or public register. The word combines be- meaning into, and foglaló, which in this context denotes an act of placing, recording, or noting something. In practice, a belefoglaló would be someone responsible for recording a claim, reservation, lien, or other annotation within a register or case file. The exact duties and authority of a belefoglaló depend on the context and historical period; in many sources the role is described as an entry-maker rather than a decision-maker.

In property transactions, the term may appear in descriptions of how certain notes or encumbrances are entered into the land register or related records. More broadly, it can denote the act of inserting an annotation into a procedural document or official record. Today the term is relatively rare in everyday language and is typically found in older legal texts, archival material, or specialized lexicons. Modern Hungarian practice more often uses terms such as bejegyző (registrar) or közjegyző (notary) to describe the operative roles involved in registering claims or reservations.

See also: foglaló, bejegyzés, ingatlan-nyilvántartás, közjegyző.