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notary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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no·ta·ry /ˈnəʊtəri $ ˈnoʊ-/ (also notary public) noun (plural notaries) [countable]  SCLsomeone, especially a lawyer, who has the legal power to make a signed statement or document official 公证人,公证员〔尤指律师〕
Examples from the Corpus
notarySadler's activities as a notary in Chancery remain obscure.But mostly we inquire about notaries.I am given an address, a special archive just for notaries.There were many notaries and much business in the city.Now Broussac had an enemy - a Master François Ferrebourg, a priest, bachelor of arts, and pontifical notary.The numbers, the addresses, the notary seal.He says, First locate where the person died, get the death certificate, and then find the notary.
From Longman Business Dictionarynotaryno‧ta‧ry /ˈnəʊtəriˈnoʊ-/ noun (plural notaries) (also notary public) (plural notaries public) [countable]LAWJOB someone such as a lawyer with the legal power to notarize a documentthe procedure that verifies certificates issued by notariesMost of the centers offer secretarial and notary services.notarial adjectivenotarial costs
no·ta·ry nounChineseSyllable
lawyer, legal who Corpus has a the someone, especially Business


notary
notary /ˈnəʊtəri $ ˈnoʊ-/ (also ˌnotary ˈpublic) noun (plural notaries) [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: notarius 'writer of documents, secretary', from nota 'note, shorthand character'; note1
someone, especially a lawyer, who has the legal power to make a signed statement or document official


no·taryBrE /ˈnəʊtəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnoʊtəri/ 🔊 noun (
plural
no·taries
)
(also specialist ˌnotary ˈpublic
plural
notaries public
)
a person, especially a lawyer, with official authority to be a witness when sb signs a document and to make this document valid in law 公证人