The certification of a document, statement, or signature as authentic and true by a public official — known in the United States as a notary public. Applicants in other countries should have their documents certified or notarized in accordance with instructions.
The certification by a Notary Public that a person signing a document has been properly identified. Notarization does not certify the content of a document, only validity of signature.
The process of authenticating a signature, the genuineness of a document, or verifying a statement made under oath or affirmation.
Notarization is the process of authenticating the signature on a document when the document is signed in the presence of a Notary Public. Also, copies of original documents can be notarized by a Notary Public attesting to fact that the copy is a true copy of the original and that the copy contains no alterations from the original. Having your documents notarized is the first step in legalizing your documents for your Dossier.
Attestation by a notary public. Notarized document is sometimes mixed up with certified document. Certification of a translation is made by the translator or translation agency.
Certification of a document (or a statement or signature) as authentic and true by a public official (known as a "notary public") or a Lawyer who is also a commissioner of oaths.
When a Notary Public certifies that someone signing a document has been properly identified. The content of the document is not certified, just the signature.