attorney vs notary public

attorney

noun
  • An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf. 

  • A solicitor. 

  • An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty. 

  • Clusia spp. 

  • A prosecutor 

  • A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession. 

verb
  • To work as a legal attorney. 

  • To provide with a legal attorney. 

notary public

noun
  • An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. 

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