notarize
verb
no·ta·rize
ˈnō-tə-ˌrīz 
notarized; notarizing
: to acknowledge or attest as a notary public
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After his arrest, agents searched Rainey’s home and found the power of attorney document, which had been notarized in 2015, years before Hatfield went missing, according to the complaint.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Last year, she was accused of improperly notarizing a man’s signature on a licensing form for the small Orlando-area college run by her family.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
This form must be notarized but does not need to be prepared by a lawyer.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Some documents need to be translated and notarized.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Last year, she was accused of improperly notarizing a man’s signature on a licensing form for the small Orlando-area college run by her family.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
This form must be notarized but does not need to be prepared by a lawyer.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Some documents need to be translated and notarized.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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“Notarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notarize. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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notarize
verb
no·ta·rize
ˈnōt-ə-ˌrīz
notarized; notarizing
: to sign as a notary public to show that a document is authentic
notarization
noun
ˌnōt-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən
Legal Definition
notarize
transitive verb
no·ta·rize
ˈnō-tə-ˌrīz
notarized; notarizing
: to acknowledge or attest as notary public
notarize a document
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