Notary Public Definition

notary-public
noun
An official authorized to certify or attest documents, take depositions and affidavits, etc.
Webster's New World
An individual who performs the public functions of witnessing signatures, administering oaths, and comparing documents in order to attest to the validity of copies.
Webster's New World Law
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Noun

Singular:
notary public
Plural:
notaries public

Origin of Notary Public

  • Anglo-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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Notary Public Sentence Examples

  • Held by the bank, the transfer of title ownership is easily accomplished with a Mexican notary public.

  • Rodrigo de Bastidas, a wealthy notary public from Seville, was the first of many Spanish explorers to reach the isthmus.

  • This will require you to get a deed (escritura) that is prepared by a Mexican notary public or your purchase will not be valid.

  • Once you have a copy of the deed to the property you wish to purchase, take it to the notary public to guarantee its authenticity and assure that it is not communal agricultural property (which can only be used, not owned).

  • The Petition for Modification of Alimony form needs to be signed in front of either a notary public or a deputy clerk.

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