notaries
noun
Meaning
- 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.
- (common law) A notary public, a legal practitioner who prepares, attests to, and certifies documents, witnesses affidavits, and administers oaths.
- 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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