NOTARIZE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of notarize in English notarizeverb [ T ] US (UK usually notarise) uk /ˈnəʊ.tər.aɪz/ us /ˈnoʊ.t̬ə.raɪz/ Add to word list Add to word list If a letter or other document is notarized, it is signed by a notary public: a notarized affidavit The airline requires children travelling alone to have a notarized letter of consent from one or both parents. Signing & signatures

• anon
• autographically
• book signing
• co-sign
• co-signatory
• initial
• ink a deal idiom
• John Hancock
• non-signer
• notarization
• sign for something phrasal verb
• sign out phrasal verb
• sign something away phrasal verb
• sign something over phrasal verb
• signature
• signing
• unsigned
• wet signature
• witness
• writer

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notarize | Business English

notarizeverb [ T ] ( UK also notarise) uk /ˈnəʊtəraɪz/ us Add to word list Add to word list LAW if a document is notarized, it is signed by a notary public in order to make it official or legal: Your request must be signed and notarized. a notarized document/affidavit (Definition of notarize from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of notarize

notarize It is true, of course, that even notarized loans and rental contracts pose tricky problems of interpretation. From the Cambridge English Corpus It also includes accusations of notary fraud wherein the notaries pre and/or post notarize the affidavits and signatures of so-called robo-signers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A notary is almost always permitted to notarize a document anywhere in the state where their commission is issued. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Cadillac gave his wife power of attorney to sign contracts and notarize documents in his absence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Virginia law requires a notary to use a seal on every document they notarize. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of notarize?

Translations of notarize

in Chinese (Traditional) 公證，為…作公證… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 公证，为…作公证… See more in Spanish autentificar mediante acta notarial… See more in Portuguese autenticar… See more Need a translator?

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