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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public.

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  • verb transitive to be witness of the authenticity of a document and its accompanying signatures in one's capacity as notary public

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  • verb authenticate as a notary

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Examples

  • The suit alleges some employees at the company were required to notarize up to 4,000 foreclosure-related documents a day.

    Mortgage Investors Put J.P. Morgan in Cross Hairs David Benoit 2011

  • Some undocumented or mixed-status families in Alabama are also choosing to notarize documents to grant relatives or friends legal power to decide what to do with their children--many of them U.S. citizens--if their parents are detained and eventually deported.

    Maribel Hastings: HB 56: American Kids Pay The Price Maribel Hastings 2011

  • Some undocumented or mixed-status families in Alabama are also choosing to notarize documents to grant relatives or friends legal power to decide what to do with their children--many of them U.S. citizens--if their parents are detained and eventually deported.

    Maribel Hastings: HB 56: American Kids Pay The Price Maribel Hastings 2011

  • The 606-count indictment alleges that the two title officers, Gary Trafford and Gerri Sheppard, directed employees under their supervision to forge their names on foreclosure documents, then notarize the forged signatures, so that it appeared that the pair actually signed the documents.

    Nevada Grand Jury Indicts Two in Alleged Robo-Signing Scheme Ruth Simon 2011

  • Both types of families are also choosing to notarize documents to grant relatives or friends legal power to decide what to do with their children--many of them U.S. citizens--if their parents are detained and eventually deported.

    Maribel Hastings: HB 56: Granting Legal Authority Over Children And Property of Others Maribel Hastings 2011

  • Some undocumented or mixed-status families in Alabama are also choosing to notarize documents to grant relatives or friends legal power to decide what to do with their children--many of them U.S. citizens--if their parents are detained and eventually deported.

    Maribel Hastings: HB 56: American Kids Pay The Price Maribel Hastings 2011

  • Cockerham went with Wilmoth to notarize 58 petition pages June 28, Trodden said.

    Guilty plea in Arlington voter fraud case Christy Goodman 2011

  • Cockerham went with Wilmoth to notarize 58 petition pages June 28, Trodden said.

    Guilty plea in Arlington voter fraud case Washington Post Editors 2011

  • Some undocumented or mixed-status families in Alabama are also choosing to notarize documents to grant relatives or friends legal power to decide what to do with their children--many of them U.S. citizens--if their parents are detained and eventually deported.

    Maribel Hastings: HB 56: American Kids Pay The Price Maribel Hastings 2011

  • Both types of families are also choosing to notarize documents to grant relatives or friends legal power to decide what to do with their children--many of them U.S. citizens--if their parents are detained and eventually deported.

    Maribel Hastings: HB 56: Granting Legal Authority Over Children And Property of Others Maribel Hastings 2011

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