notarial

adjective

no·​tar·​i·​al nō-ˈter-ē-əl 

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public

2

: done or executed by a notary public

notarially

nō-ˈter-ē-ə-lē 

adverb

Examples of notarial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other reforms increase notarial requirements or enhance criminal penalties. — Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026

The report about the bust at the Basilica of Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura was published by Valentina Salerno, who undertook a decade of research into notarial records, inventories, wills, and correspondence, paired with stylistic analysis to connect the sculpture to Michelangelo. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Mar. 2026

The letter said there were several defects, however, including unfilled blanks on the form, the notary's public stamp being sent on a separate sheet of paper and the notary failing to identify what specific notarial act she was engaged in. — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024

No slave sale could be entirely legal in Louisiana unless it was recorded in a notarial act, and nearly all of the city’s dozen or so notaries could be conveniently found within a block of two of Hewlett’s Exchange. — Joshua D. Rothman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2021

On June 2, according to notarial records available online, the foundation board approved a revision of the deed to give Gevers single-signature access to its bank accounts and safe-deposit boxes. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, WIRED, 18 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

notarial

adjective

no·​tar·​i·​al nō-ˈtar-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public

also : done, executed, framed, or taken by a notary public

notarial documents

notarially adverb