RE: xy3-spain to xy4-uweb119

["Paul Ambos" pambos@xxxxxxxx]

Typically civil-law notaries, who have major responsibilities for drafting
legal documents, are referred to in English as "public notaries" rather than
"notaries public".

Regards,

Paul Ambos
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Subject: Re: xy3-spain to xy4-uweb119

Correo Fenda wrote:
> notary public (I don't know if this word is OK for American English).<<

Yes, we have the word, though the office is, I believe, rather more
limited here than in Europe. Here notaries just stamp documents to
certify them official. From what I recall of continental literature, I
think they have more powers on your side of the pond. (British
colloquialism for the Atlantic.)

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Patricia M. Godfrey
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