notary public

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noun, plural notaries 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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Origin of notary public

First recorded in 1490–1500

Words nearby notary public

not anything like, notaphily, notarial, notarize, notary, notary public, not at all, notate, notation, not bad, not bat an eye

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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 Post
He 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|DAILY BEAST
He 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|DAILY BEAST
Persons eighteen years of age are eligible to the office of notary public.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey

The 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 Paine
Three 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. Beveridge
The 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

notary public

noun plural notaries public

a public official, usually a solicitor, who is legally authorized to administer oaths, attest and certify certain documents, etc

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