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NOTAIRE PUBLIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2022-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Profession: Organization
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

A person authorized to administer oaths, take affidavits, and execute, authenticate or certify documents or copies of documents.

CONT

A notary public can ... receive and write: a contract, obligations, testament, transactions and other voluntary act as well as an official deed.

OBS

"Notary" is a common ellipsis of "notary public" in both AmE and BrE. PL. "Notaries public". In this phrase, "public" is a post-positive adjective.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation de la profession (Droit)
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

Dans les provinces de common law, le «notaire public» ou «notaire» est un fonctionnaire nommé par le lieutenant-gouverneur alors qu'au Québec, le «notaire» est une personne exerçant une profession libérale dont la fonction est analogue à celle du «solicitor» des provinces de common law.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización de la profesión (Derecho)
  • Derecho probatorio
DEF

Profesional del Derecho que ejerce como funcionario público autorizado para dar fe de los contratos, testamentos y otros actos extrajudiciales en los que interviene.

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