notary public
a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
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How to use notary public in a sentence
I am starting my own side business, and I also obtained my commission to be a notary public.
The covid-era workplace: Hard questions, no easy answers | Karla Miller | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostHe will then hire a car to take the notary public to the prison on the day of the wedding.
Wedding Bells for Joran van der Sloot | Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau | June 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe then made a point of registering the title with a local notary public on March 28.
A Brazilian Man and Two Women Are Accused of Murder and Cannibalism | Mac Margolis | April 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPersons eighteen years of age are eligible to the office of notary public.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe deed had been got ready; and Thyrsis drove to the farm, and carried off the farmer and his wife to the nearest notary-public.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
Billy Clagget put out his shingle as notary public, and Gus Oliver put out his as probate judge.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineThree justices of the peace declined to entertain suit against the bank and no notary public would protest the bills.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. BeveridgeThe transfer of the property was made under the seal of a notary public at the county seat, and the money was promptly paid.
The Heritage of the Hills | Arthur P. Hankins
British Dictionary definitions for notary public
a public official, usually a solicitor, who is legally authorized to administer oaths, attest and certify certain documents, etc
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