A public officer whose function is to attest and certify, by his hand and official seal, certain classes of documents, in order to give them credit and authenticity in foreign jurisdictions; to take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, and certify the same; and to perform certain official acts, chiefly in commercial matters, such as the protesting of notes and bills, … [Read more...]

A formal notice that a person or an attorney appears in court or in a lawsuit. … [Read more...]

The stamp or seal that a notary public uses and appears on and certifies a document as set forth in the attestation. … [Read more...]

A notice required to be sent to a public body, such as a government, prior to filing a lawsuit against the organization or governmental body. For example, in order to file a tort claim against the city of New York, one must file a notice of claim to put the city on notice so the city can have employees timely investigate the circumstances surrounding the action. … [Read more...]

In English probate practice notation is the act of making a memorandum of some special circumstance on a probate or letters of administration. Thus where a grant is made for the whole personal estate of the deceased within the United Kingdom which can only be done in the case of a person dying domiciled in England the fact of his having been so domiciled is noted on the grant. … [Read more...]