OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 35869

notary

/ˈnoʊtəɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
escribano • fedatario • notario • nuestramo
A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.
Although signed by a notary in New York, it lacked a physical description or documentation. It could have been issued to anyone, or resold to anyone willing to change his name.
The giving of legal advice by notaries and others who are not admitted to practice law is, in its opinion, dangerous to the welfare of the community, because such persons have not…
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