"notary public" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnəʊtəɹi ˈpʌblɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-notary public.wav [US] Forms: notaries public [plural], notaries publics [plural, rare]
Etymology: Anglo-Norman/Law French, on model of notaire publique, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun, instead of idiomatic English *public notary. Compare attorney general, court martial, fee simple, secretary general, surgeon general. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{m|fr|notaire publique}} notaire publique, {{m|en|attorney general}} attorney general, {{m|en|court martial}} court martial, {{m|en|fee simple}} fee simple, {{m|en|secretary general}} secretary general, {{m|en|surgeon general}} surgeon general Head templates: {{en-noun|notaries public|notaries publics|pl2qual=rare}} notary public (plural notaries public or (rare) notaries publics)
  1. (law) An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Wikipedia link: Law French Categories (topical): Law, Occupations Related terms: commissioner of oaths, civil law notary, Latin notary, notary-at-law Translations (officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations): συμβολαιογράφος (sumbolaiográphos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), notari [masculine] (Catalan), 公證人 (Chinese Mandarin), 公证人 (gōngzhèngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 公證員 (Chinese Mandarin), 公证员 (gōngzhèngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), julkinen notaari (Finnish), notaire [masculine] (French), Notar [masculine] (German), συμβολαιογράφος (symvolaiográfos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), közjegyző (Hungarian), nótaire poiblí [masculine] (Irish), notaio (Italian), 公証人 (kōshōnin) (alt: こうしょうにん) (Japanese), notarius [masculine] (Latin), tabelliō [masculine] (Latin), но́тар (nótar) [masculine] (Macedonian), notaithe [masculine] (Norman), notário [masculine] (Portuguese), tabelião [masculine] (Portuguese), нота́риус (notárius) [masculine] (Russian), notario [masculine] (Spanish), fedatario [masculine] (Spanish), notarius publicus [common-gender] (Swedish), noter (Turkish)

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      "sense": "officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "notario"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fedatario"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "notarius publicus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations",
      "word": "noter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "notary public"
}

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