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notarial

notarial, adj. Of or relating to the official acts of a notary public (a notarial seal). — Also spelled (in Scots law) notorial. See NOTARY PUBLIC. [Cases: Notaries 6. C.J.S. Notaries §§ 11, 15, 17.]

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protest certificate

protest certificate. A notarial certificate declaring (1) that a holder in due course has recruited the notary public to present a previously refused or dishonored negotiable instrument, (2) that the notary has presented the instrument to the person responsible for payment or acceptance (the drawee), (3) that the instrument was presented at a given time

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locus sigilli

locus sigilli (loh-k[schwa]s si-jil-I), n. [Latin] The place of the seal. • Today this phrase is almost always abbreviated “L.S.” These are the traditional letters appearing on many notarial certificates to indicate where the notary public’s embossed seal should be placed. If a rubber-stamp seal is used, it should be placed near but not over

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