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acknowledgement a formal declaration before a notary public or other
authorized person by
an individual signing and instrument that such execution is his or her free act
and deed, and that
it was signed willingly for the purpose defined in t...
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acknowledgement ✔✔a formal declaration before a notary public or other
authorized person by
an individual signing and instrument that such execution is his or her free act
and deed, and that
it was signed willingly for the purpose defined in the instrument
affiant ✔✔person who makes and subscribes an affidavit
affidavit ✔✔written statement of facts made voluntarily, verbally confirmed to
be true by an
oath or an affirmation, and signed before a notary public or other person
authorized to administer
oahts
affirm ✔✔to make a solemn, formal declaration of the truth of a statement or
testimony, under
penalty of perjury
affix ✔✔to attach or impress the notary seal to a document
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apostille ✔✔a certificate of notarial authority issued by the secretary of state,
the lieutenant
governor or the county clerk's office, usually needed to authenticate documents
going to foreign
countries. testifies to the validity of the notary
attest ✔✔to certify or bear witness to, to affirm to be true or genuine
attorney-in-fact ✔✔an individual authorized to act in another's behalf by power
of attorney
authentication ✔✔process of verification of notarial authority, usually used
when a document is
going to a foreign county that does not recognize or accept the authority of the
postille
certified copy ✔✔an exact, complete and unaltered copy of a document that is
not a publicly
recorded document, signed as a true copy of the original by the public official
who made the
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copy. note: notaries in some states are authorized to make certified copies;
notaries in other states
are not authorized to do so. in these states, notaries may take an affidavit from
the document
holder, called a certification of a copy. this affidavit states the document holder,
not the notary,
made a copy of the original document, and the notary completes a jurat
coercion ✔✔forced or compelled into compliance, through fear, intimidation, or
threat. a notary
must ensure that no coercion is used in the signing of a document. all parties
must sign willingly.
if the notary suspects coercion he should refuse to notarize the document
commission ✔✔the certificate verifying appointment as a notary, authorizing
the notary to
perform the official acts of that office. also refers to the therm of office.
commission term varies
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