Indiana Notary Public Study
Guide/49 Questions and Answers
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acknowledge - -to admit the existence of truth of a statement and accept responsibility
-acknowledgement - -a formal declaration before a notary public that the instrument
presented is the free and voluntary act of the party executing it and the signatures on the
document are genuine
-administer - -to give or apply in a formal way
-affidavit - -a signed statement made under oath or affirmation
-affirmation - -an oral or written declaration made by a person who has an objection to
taking oaths, certifying that under penalty or perjury the declarations are true
-affix - -to secure and object to another; to attach; add to
-apostille - -type of authentication of an official document or the official status of a
notary or government official who has authenticated or certified a document
-appointment - -the act of designation for an office or position
-authenticate - -to prove or verify as genuine
-certificate - --a document testifying to fact, qualification, or promise -a written
statement legally authenticated
-civil liability - -the responsibility and obligation to make compensation to another
person for damages caused by improper performance of duties and acts
-commission - -a document describing the notary's appointment and term of office
-credible witness - -a believable witness worthy of confidence (chain of personally
known individuals from the notary public to the signer of the document)
-instrument - -legal document that establishes or transfers property rights, such as real
estate deed, last will and testament, trust or bill of sale. (recorded and available for
public inspection and reliance)
-jurat - -latin for "it has been sworn" - a certificate added to an affidavit or document
stating when, before whom and where it was made
Guide/49 Questions and Answers
/Already Passed!!
acknowledge - -to admit the existence of truth of a statement and accept responsibility
-acknowledgement - -a formal declaration before a notary public that the instrument
presented is the free and voluntary act of the party executing it and the signatures on the
document are genuine
-administer - -to give or apply in a formal way
-affidavit - -a signed statement made under oath or affirmation
-affirmation - -an oral or written declaration made by a person who has an objection to
taking oaths, certifying that under penalty or perjury the declarations are true
-affix - -to secure and object to another; to attach; add to
-apostille - -type of authentication of an official document or the official status of a
notary or government official who has authenticated or certified a document
-appointment - -the act of designation for an office or position
-authenticate - -to prove or verify as genuine
-certificate - --a document testifying to fact, qualification, or promise -a written
statement legally authenticated
-civil liability - -the responsibility and obligation to make compensation to another
person for damages caused by improper performance of duties and acts
-commission - -a document describing the notary's appointment and term of office
-credible witness - -a believable witness worthy of confidence (chain of personally
known individuals from the notary public to the signer of the document)
-instrument - -legal document that establishes or transfers property rights, such as real
estate deed, last will and testament, trust or bill of sale. (recorded and available for
public inspection and reliance)
-jurat - -latin for "it has been sworn" - a certificate added to an affidavit or document
stating when, before whom and where it was made
