notaries
Official document witnesses
Notaries are officials authorized to witness signatures on documents, administer oaths, and certify copies.
The full title is notary public.
Their primary function is to verify that signers are who they claim to be and are signing voluntarily: The contract required notaries to witness both signatures.
Requirements and powers vary by jurisdiction.
Formally verify as true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
- validateConfirm as true
- attestDeclare something true
- accreditFormally recognize as qualified
seal · stamp · emboss · acknowledgment · affirmation · oath · affidavit · sworn
Formal declaration confirming truth
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessingSeeing something occur
- deponentOne who testifies formally
- signatoryOne who signs officially
acknowledgment · corroboration · verification · presence · signer · affirmation · subscribe
Written property conveyance
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- charterFounding organizational document
- indentureFormal binding contract
- affidavitSworn written statement
contract · will · testament · mortgage · title · conveyance · escrow · transcript
Professional penman for hire
- commissaryMilitary base store
- registrarKeeper of official records
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- paralegalAttorney support professional
solicitor · officer · commissioner · attestor · authenticator · certifier · licensed · appointed
Authentication stamp or mark
- stampMark-making device
- embosserTool for raised impressions
- journalRecord of daily events
- logbookOfficial record of events
certificate · ink · pen · ledger · registry · rubber-stamp · crimper · thumbprint
certify
Formally verify as true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
- validateConfirm as true
- attestDeclare something true
accredit · seal · stamp · emboss · acknowledgment · affirmation · oath · affidavit · sworn · legitimation
attestation
Formal declaration confirming truth
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessingSeeing something occur
- deponentOne who testifies formally
signatory · acknowledgment · corroboration · verification · presence · signer · affirmation · subscribe
deed
Written property conveyance
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- charterFounding organizational document
- indentureFormal binding contract
affidavit · contract · will · testament · mortgage · title · conveyance · escrow · transcript · certificate
scrivener
Professional penman for hire
- commissaryMilitary base store
- registrarKeeper of official records
- clerkOffice record-keeper
paralegal · solicitor · officer · commissioner · attestor · authenticator · certifier · licensed · appointed · bonded
seal
Authentication stamp or mark
logbook · certificate · ink · pen · ledger · registry · rubber-stamp · crimper · thumbprint · identification
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- Licensed Occupationsdoctors, nurses, lawyers, dentists, pharmacists
- legal systemsconstitutional law, judiciary, criminal code, court system, penal code
- legal professionlawyers, attorneys, solicitors, solicitor, barristers
- Quebec lawadvocates, obligations, servitudes, patrimony, civil liability
notariesjudges
Legal proceeding overseers
justices · magistrates · arbitrators · adjudicators · litigants
notariesforgers
Those who create fraudulent copies
falsifiers · counterfeiters · fraudsters · impostors · con artists
- notarized statementsDeclarations verified by official
- notarized documentLegally verified written record
- notarized copyDocument verified by public official
- notarized letterDocument verified by commissioning officer
- notarized formPaper authenticated by official
- notarized contractAgreement validated by official