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Notary
Meaning
Noun
●
In Law & People:
A
lawyer
of
noncontentious
private
civil law
who
drafts
,
takes
, and
records
legal
instruments
for
private
parties
, and provides
legal advice
, but does not
appear
in court
on his or her
clients
' behalf.
●
In People:
A public
notary
, a
legal
practitioner
who
prepares
,
attests
to, and
certifies
documents
,
witnesses
affidavits
, and
administers
oaths.
●
In American English, Canadian English, Law & People:
A
notary public
, a
public officer
who
serves
as an
impartial
witness
to the
signing
of important
documents
, but who is not
authorised
to
practise
law.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
notary
English
notarie
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
notarius
Latin
noto
Latin
nota
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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