notarize

tr.v., -rized, -riz·ing, -riz·es.
To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public.

notarization no'ta·ri·za'tion (-rĭ-zā'shən) n.

The act of officially certifying a legal document by a notary public. The purpose of having a legal document notarized is to ensure the authenticity of the signatures that appear on the document. Once notarized, a document will have much more legal credibility and will stand up much better in court if it is ever challenged.

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Attest, in one's capacity as a Notary Public, to the genuineness of a signature.

To attest in one's capacity as aNotary Public to the genuineness of a signature. See Acknowledgment.
Example: Before a county clerk will record certain types of documents, they must be notarized to assure the signature is not forged.

IN BRIEF: To sign a legal paper as an official witness.

They had the business agreement notarized.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bekræfte notarialt

Nederlands (Dutch)
notarieel bekrachtigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - certifier par un notaire

Deutsch (German)
v. - notariell beurkunden, notariell beglaubigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ΗΠΑ) επικυρώνω (έγγραφο κ.λπ.) ως συμβολαιογράφος ή σε συμβολαιογράφο

Italiano (Italian)
legalizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - autenticar, legalizar, reconhecer em tabelionato

Русский (Russian)
нотариально заверять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - hacer certificar por notario

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förrätta som notarius publicus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
证明, 确认

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 證明, 確認

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 공증하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 公証する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوثق عقدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אושר ע"י נוטריון‬

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