Notary Public (Noun)
Meaning
Someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She needed to find a notary public to sign her will and make it official.
- The lawyer sent his assistant to the notary public to have the contract signed.
- To obtain a passport, applicants must appear before a notary public and have their signatures verified.
- He was a notary public for many years, and people would come to him to authenticate documents.
- After graduating from law school, she decided to become a notary public to help people with their legal needs.