Category: Notary Dictionary

  • Certificate

    Certificate

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Certificate Meaning of Certificate A statement in writing by a person having a public or official status , or a representation or assurance from such person concerning some matter within his knowledge or […]

  • Certificate

    Certificate

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Certificate Meaning of Certificate A statement in writing by a person having a public or official status , or a representation or assurance from such person concerning some matter within his knowledge or […]

  • Bill of Sale

    Bill of Sale

    A written buyer .

  • Certified Copy

    A copy of a document signed and certified as a true copy by the officer to whose custody the original is entrusted.

  • Attest

    Attest

    To witness any act or event, such as, e.g., the signature or execution of a document, e.g., a will (q.v.)…

  • Escrow

    A writing , such as a deed or a release , sealed and delivered to a third party , i.e., a person not a party to the instrument , to be held by such third party until the fulfilment of certain conditions and then to be delivered by him to the other party to take…

  • Coercion

    Coercion

    The term involves threats or force or intimidation . People v Waters, 268 N. Y.S. 2d 203, 49 Misc.2d 566.

  • Closing Agent

    Closing Agents Can Be The Lender, Escrow, Title, Closing Service Companies, Etc. A Closing Agent Actually Performs The Closing Process, Which Includes, Disbursement Of Funds, The Issuing Of Title Insurance, If Applicable And Recording Of The Deed. In Addition, The Closing Agent, If A Notary, […]

  • Certify

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Certify Meaning of Certify To testify to in writing; to make known or establish as a fact. 200 111. 243. Translate I Certify from English to Spanish Translation of I Certify, with examples. More […]

  • Dispose

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Dispose Meaning of Dispose To alienate or direct the ownership of property . To make over, or part of same, as by gift, sale or other means of alienation; alienate or bestow. See Bieg v Shamel, 277 P.2d […]

  • Defendant

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Defendant Meaning of Defendant The party against whom relief o recovery is sought in an action or suit. Defendant Alternative Definition A party sued in a […]

  • Affix

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Affix Meaning of Affix To securely attach , to fasten to a thing. To cause to fix firmly on a document, as in affixing the seal. Synonyms of Affix […]

  • Lessee

    Hello Legal Definition and Related Resources of Lessee Meaning of Lessee See lease . Lessee Alternative Definition He to whom a lease is mades he who holds an estate by virtue of a lease. See […]

  • L.s.

    Abbreviation for locus sigilli the place . here a seal is to be affixed.

  • Endorsement

    In relation to negotiable instruments, the term denotes the assignment or transfer of same by the act of signing one’s name on the back of the instrument. Where the transfer is done by a separate document, it is not an endorsement but an assignment. See Cooper v Bank of New Mexico, 423 […]