LA NOTARY/LOUISIANA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM LATEST
EDITION|+1000 QUESTIONS ALL SOLVED 100%
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abstract - ANSWERhistory of the title to property as revealed by the public records
acceleration clause - ANSWERclause used in an installment note and mortgage which
gives the lender the right to demand payment in full upon the happnening of a
certain event, such as failure to pay an installment by a certain date, change of
ownership without the lender's consent, destruction of the property, or other event
which endangers the security of the loan
accession - ANSWERacquiring title to additions or improvements to property as a
result of natural growth, labor, the annexation of fixtures or the accretion of alluvial
deposits along the banks of streams
accessory contract - ANSWERa contract is accessory when it is made to provide
security for the performance of an obligation. Suretyship, mortgage, pledge, and
other types of security agreements are examples of accessory contracts.
acknowledged act - ANSWERany act or instrument in writing signed by the parties in
the presence of two witnesses and then taken by the party(ies) or the witness(es)
before a notary and two witnesses; the original act was signed out of the presence of
the notary
accretion - ANSWER1. Additions/Improvements to property as a result of personal
growth, labor, the annexation of fixtures or the accretion of alluvial deposits along
the banks of streams
2. In succession law, the increase of property to an heir or legatee resulting from the
failure of another heir or legatee to take the property either by death of the heir or
legatee, renunciation, failure of the legacy, or the heir being ineligible to inherit.
3. In trust law, an increase in a beneficiary's interest in the trust income or principle
(or both) that occurs because of the inability of another beneficiary to receive his
interest, usually occurring as a result of another beneficiary's death or refusal of an
interest
acknowledgement of paternity - ANSWERa formal written declaration whereby a
person establishes himself as the natural father of a child
acknowledgment - ANSWERa formal declaration by a party before a notary public in
the presence of two witnesses by the person who signs an instrument to the effect
that it is his own free and voluntary act done for the purposes therein expressed
,acquets and gains - ANSWERa civilian concept referring to the matrimonial regime of
community property; acquets means all things acquired, and gains is the increase in
the value of property through the skill or labor of a person, particularly a spouse
acquisitive prescription - ANSWERa mode of acquiring ownership of other real rights
by uninterrupted possession for a period of time
acquittance - ANSWERa release, usually in writing, from an obligation
act under private signature - ANSWERany act or instrument, in writing, signed by a
person or persons not in the presence of a notary that may or may not be witnessed
administrator - ANSWERa person appointed by the court as the succession
representative to manage the assets and liabilities of an intestate decedent
affiant - ANSWERone who makes an affidavit
affidavit - ANSWERa declaration or statement of facts personally known to the
affiant reduced in writing and sworn to by the affiant before a notary; affidavit of
distinction
(affidavit of identification)" - ANSWERaffidavit executed before a notary by a person
providing identifying information to distinguish said person from a judgment debtor
with a same or similar name and then recorded in the mortgage records of the
parish where the judgment is recorded
agent - ANSWERone authorized to act or represent another
agreement - ANSWERcontract
agreement to sell or buy - ANSWERbinding contract to buy and sell in future
aleatory contract - ANSWERagreement in which the effects thereof depend on an
uncertain event
alienate - ANSWERto transfer property or a right to the ownership of another,
especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance
alluvion - ANSWERan increase to the land caused by the buildup of deposits from
running water
antichresis - ANSWERa written contract by which the debtor pledges the revenues of
an immovable to the creditor as security for a debt
appearance clause - ANSWERclause giving full status of a natural or juridical person
in any legal instrument
, appearer - ANSWERa person who goes before an official authorized to administer
oaths, take acknowledgments, or make authentic acts, and who makes a declaration,
executes or acknowledges an instrument of writing
appraisal - ANSWERprocess of valuing property
appurtenances - ANSWERa right, privilege or property that is considered incident to
the principal property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or
inheritance; a thing that is necessarily connected with the use and enjoyment of
another thing
ascendant - ANSWERone who precedes in lineage; an ancestor
assignment - ANSWERthe transfer of a claim, right, interest, or property from one to
another; the instrument by which the transfer is affected
assumption deed - ANSWERan act of sale in which the buyer agrees to assume
payment of the seller's mortgage
attest - ANSWERto witness something
attorney in fact - ANSWERsame as an agent
authentic act - ANSWERa writing executed before a notary public or other officer
authorized to perform that function, in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by
each party who executed it, by each witness, and by each notary public before
whom it was executed
base line - ANSWEReast-west reference line
bequest - ANSWERa disposition of property made by a testator
bill of sale - ANSWERinstrument translative of title of movable property
bond - ANSWERa guarantee of indemnity by any person, usually an insurance
company; or giving security for another
bond, personal surety - ANSWERa surety bond provided by an individual, personally,
on behalf of a notary.
bond-for-deed contract - ANSWERcontract regarding immobavle property whereby
the vendor agrees to transfer the title to the property when the purchase price is
paid in full; the vendee is usually given possession during the existence of the
contract
boundary line - ANSWERline of separation between contiguous lands
EDITION|+1000 QUESTIONS ALL SOLVED 100%
/VERIFIED
abstract - ANSWERhistory of the title to property as revealed by the public records
acceleration clause - ANSWERclause used in an installment note and mortgage which
gives the lender the right to demand payment in full upon the happnening of a
certain event, such as failure to pay an installment by a certain date, change of
ownership without the lender's consent, destruction of the property, or other event
which endangers the security of the loan
accession - ANSWERacquiring title to additions or improvements to property as a
result of natural growth, labor, the annexation of fixtures or the accretion of alluvial
deposits along the banks of streams
accessory contract - ANSWERa contract is accessory when it is made to provide
security for the performance of an obligation. Suretyship, mortgage, pledge, and
other types of security agreements are examples of accessory contracts.
acknowledged act - ANSWERany act or instrument in writing signed by the parties in
the presence of two witnesses and then taken by the party(ies) or the witness(es)
before a notary and two witnesses; the original act was signed out of the presence of
the notary
accretion - ANSWER1. Additions/Improvements to property as a result of personal
growth, labor, the annexation of fixtures or the accretion of alluvial deposits along
the banks of streams
2. In succession law, the increase of property to an heir or legatee resulting from the
failure of another heir or legatee to take the property either by death of the heir or
legatee, renunciation, failure of the legacy, or the heir being ineligible to inherit.
3. In trust law, an increase in a beneficiary's interest in the trust income or principle
(or both) that occurs because of the inability of another beneficiary to receive his
interest, usually occurring as a result of another beneficiary's death or refusal of an
interest
acknowledgement of paternity - ANSWERa formal written declaration whereby a
person establishes himself as the natural father of a child
acknowledgment - ANSWERa formal declaration by a party before a notary public in
the presence of two witnesses by the person who signs an instrument to the effect
that it is his own free and voluntary act done for the purposes therein expressed
,acquets and gains - ANSWERa civilian concept referring to the matrimonial regime of
community property; acquets means all things acquired, and gains is the increase in
the value of property through the skill or labor of a person, particularly a spouse
acquisitive prescription - ANSWERa mode of acquiring ownership of other real rights
by uninterrupted possession for a period of time
acquittance - ANSWERa release, usually in writing, from an obligation
act under private signature - ANSWERany act or instrument, in writing, signed by a
person or persons not in the presence of a notary that may or may not be witnessed
administrator - ANSWERa person appointed by the court as the succession
representative to manage the assets and liabilities of an intestate decedent
affiant - ANSWERone who makes an affidavit
affidavit - ANSWERa declaration or statement of facts personally known to the
affiant reduced in writing and sworn to by the affiant before a notary; affidavit of
distinction
(affidavit of identification)" - ANSWERaffidavit executed before a notary by a person
providing identifying information to distinguish said person from a judgment debtor
with a same or similar name and then recorded in the mortgage records of the
parish where the judgment is recorded
agent - ANSWERone authorized to act or represent another
agreement - ANSWERcontract
agreement to sell or buy - ANSWERbinding contract to buy and sell in future
aleatory contract - ANSWERagreement in which the effects thereof depend on an
uncertain event
alienate - ANSWERto transfer property or a right to the ownership of another,
especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance
alluvion - ANSWERan increase to the land caused by the buildup of deposits from
running water
antichresis - ANSWERa written contract by which the debtor pledges the revenues of
an immovable to the creditor as security for a debt
appearance clause - ANSWERclause giving full status of a natural or juridical person
in any legal instrument
, appearer - ANSWERa person who goes before an official authorized to administer
oaths, take acknowledgments, or make authentic acts, and who makes a declaration,
executes or acknowledges an instrument of writing
appraisal - ANSWERprocess of valuing property
appurtenances - ANSWERa right, privilege or property that is considered incident to
the principal property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or
inheritance; a thing that is necessarily connected with the use and enjoyment of
another thing
ascendant - ANSWERone who precedes in lineage; an ancestor
assignment - ANSWERthe transfer of a claim, right, interest, or property from one to
another; the instrument by which the transfer is affected
assumption deed - ANSWERan act of sale in which the buyer agrees to assume
payment of the seller's mortgage
attest - ANSWERto witness something
attorney in fact - ANSWERsame as an agent
authentic act - ANSWERa writing executed before a notary public or other officer
authorized to perform that function, in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by
each party who executed it, by each witness, and by each notary public before
whom it was executed
base line - ANSWEReast-west reference line
bequest - ANSWERa disposition of property made by a testator
bill of sale - ANSWERinstrument translative of title of movable property
bond - ANSWERa guarantee of indemnity by any person, usually an insurance
company; or giving security for another
bond, personal surety - ANSWERa surety bond provided by an individual, personally,
on behalf of a notary.
bond-for-deed contract - ANSWERcontract regarding immobavle property whereby
the vendor agrees to transfer the title to the property when the purchase price is
paid in full; the vendee is usually given possession during the existence of the
contract
boundary line - ANSWERline of separation between contiguous lands
