notary public

Noun

Meaning

someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

notary registrar clerk scrivener marker scribe librarian solicitor signatory accountant insurer guarantor engraver archivist bookkeeper
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Hypernyms

official functionary

Related terms

Latin notary civil law notary commissioner of oaths notary-at-law

Examples

Alternatively, attorneys at law who pass the conveyancing exam are also admitted as a notary public under warrant of the Minister. Source: Internet

A non-solicitor, who was successful in the examinations as set by the governing body, applied in the standard way to the Chief Justice to be appointed a notary public. Source: Internet

Before exercising the duties of a notary public, an appointee must appear before the clerk of one of Maryland's 24 circuit courts to take an oath of office. Source: Internet

An applicant for the notary public commission must also post a $5,000 bond, usually with an insurance company and pay an application fee of $10. Source: Internet

Carroll, who also happened to be a 300-pound bear, pounced into action the moment John Ziegler, a Florida notary public, announced that the time had come to exchange wedding rings. Source: Internet

Florida is one of three states (Maine and South Carolina are the others) where a notary public can solemnize the rites of matrimony (perform a marriage ceremony). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Notaro notary notary officer notary-at-law notaryship notaspidean