- One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the
notary of an ecclesiastical body. - A public officer who attests or certifies deeds and other
writings, or copies of them, usually under his official seal, to make
them authentic, especially in foreign countries. His duties chiefly
relate to instruments used in commercial transactions, such as protests
of negotiable paper, ship's papers in cases of loss, damage, etc. He is
generally called a notary public.
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