notary public
An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and…An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
» When one goes to the notary public's office, the following are required.
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1 sensesAn officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Notar
нота́риусnotárius
- someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
Examples
4 sentencesWhen one goes to the notary public's office, the following are required.
Tom has requested that you electronically sign documents while witnessed by a notary public.
We are notaries public.
Mayas is a notary public.
Translations
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Origin
Anglo-Norman/Law French, on model of notaire publique, hence the unusual order of adjectivAnglo-Norman/Law French, on model of notaire publique, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun, instead of idiomatic English *public notary. Compare attorney general, court martial, fee simple, secretary general, surgeon general.
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Forms
plural: notaries publicSynonyms
1 synonyms- someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions:notary
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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