Meaning & use

Notarizing

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Certifying a document as genuine or authentic by having a notary public witness signatures and affix an official seal.

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The bank required notarizing the power of attorney before it could be filed.

She spent the afternoon notarizing a stack of real estate documents.

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Comes from 'notary,' derived from Latin 'notarius,' meaning a clerk or scribe who recorded official documents.

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