Notary Definition

nōtə-rē
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noun
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Webster's New World

(law, chiefly civil law) 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 clients' behalf.

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(common law) A notary public, a legal practitioner who prepares, attests to, and certifies documents, witnesses affidavits, and administers oaths.
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(law, Canada, US) A lay notary public, who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.

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Origin of Notary

  • Middle English notarie from Old French notaire, notarie from Latin notārius relating to shorthand, shorthand writer from nota mark note

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French notarie (French: notaire), from Latin notarius.

    From Wiktionary

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