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• certify — 1 Certify, attest, witness, vouch are comparable when they mean to testify to the truth or genuineness of something. Certify usually implies a statement in writing, especially one that carries one s signature or seal or both or one that is… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• certify — v. 1) (esp. BE) (D; tr.) to certify as (the psychiatrist certified him as insane) 2) (L) she certified that it was a true copy 3) (M) can you certify this to be a true copy? 4) (esp. BE) (N; used with an adjective) he was certified insane * * * [ …   Combinatory dictionary

• certify — / sɜ:tɪfaɪ/ verb to make an official declaration in writing ● I certify that this is a true copy. ● The document is certified as a true copy. (NOTE: certifies–certifying–certified) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• Certified copy — For the 2010 French film, see Certified Copy (film). A certified copy is a copy (often a photocopy) of a primary document, that has on it an endorsement or certificate that it is a true copy of the primary document. It does not certify that the… …   Wikipedia

• true copy — /tru: kɒpi/ noun an exact copy ● I certify that this is a true copy. ● It is certified as a true copy …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• Notary public — An embossed foil Notary Seal from the State of New York. A notary public (or notary or public notary) in the common law world is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non contentious matters usually concerned with estates,… …   Wikipedia

• Notary public (Virginia) — Note: The General Assembly has established changes regarding the laws pertaining to notaries public,[1] of which take place on July 1, 2007 and some which take place on July 1, 2008. See the bottom of the article for more details. A notary public …   Wikipedia

• Civil law notary — 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys Civil law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal …   Wikipedia

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• Notary public (New York) — An Embossed Notary Seal. This type of seal is no longer legally sufficient in New York State. Notaries public in New York are commissioned by the Secretary of State of New York after passing a short examination in law and procedure.[1] A notar …   Wikipedia

• Public-key cryptography — In an asymmetric key encryption scheme, anyone can encrypt messages using the public key, but only the holder of the paired private key can decrypt. Security depends on the secrecy of that private key …   Wikipedia