| notary public n. pl. notaries public Abbr. NP A person legally empowered to witness and certify the validity of documents and to take affidavits and depositions. |
notary public
n pl notaries public
(Law) a public official, usually a solicitor, who is legally authorized to administer oaths, attest and certify certain documents, etc.
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| Noun | 1. |  notary public - someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositionslaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office |
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