Dictionary Definition
notary n : someone legally empowered to witness
signatures and certify a document's validity and to take
depositions [syn: notary
public]
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
- a civil lawyer
- a notary public
Translations
- Spanish: notario
Extensive Definition
Notary may refer to:
- Notary public, a public official who notarizes legal documents and who can also administer and take oaths, and affirmations among other tasks
- Civil law notary, a legal professional working in civil law (in the Netherlands appointed by the Crown)
- Scrivener, a person who can read and write, performing secretarial and administrative duties
- Scrivener (also) one of a group of notaries practicing in central London since 1373
- Signing agent, also known as a Loan Signing Agent, a Notary Public who specializes in notarizing mortgage/real estate documents
- Solicitor, a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, a few of whom practice as Notaries Public in addition to their main occupation
notary in French: Notaire
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accountant, amanuensis, approver, archivist, bookkeeper, certifier, clerk, confirmer, cosignatory, cosigner, documentalist, endorser, engraver, filing clerk,
guarantor, insurer, librarian, marker, notary public, party, prothonotary, ratifier, record clerk,
recorder, recordist, register, registrar, scorekeeper, scorer, scribe, scrivener, secretary, signatory, stenographer, stonecutter, subscriber, timekeeper, underwriter, upholder