acceptor - ☑☑in the case of a check, who if they accept it, the bank
acknowledgment - ☑☑notarial act in which a notary certifies having positively identified a document signer who personally appeared before the notary
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acceptor - ☑☑in the case of a check, who if they accept it, the bank
acknowledgment - ☑☑notarial act in which a notary certifies having positively identified a document signer who personally appeared before the notary and admitted having signed the document freely; required on deeds, mortgages, land contracts, leases, or any other document involving real estate
affidavit - ☑☑written statement signed before a notary (or other authorized official) by a person who swears or affirms to the Notary that the statement is true; includes the caption (w/ the venue), the body (introduction and material to which one will swear), and the conclusion (signatures, seal, and jurat)
affirmation - ☑☑spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no reference to God, that is made before a Notary in relation to an affidavit or as a notarial act in its own right; in place of an oath
attorney-in-fact - ☑☑a person, not necessarily a lawyer, who is given the authority to sign or act on behalf of another individual (principal) through a document called a power of attorney
authentication - ☑☑process of proving the genuineness of the signature and seal of a Notary or other official, usually through attachment of certificate of authority; can be obtained at the Clerk of Courts office
certified copy - ☑☑document verified as an accurate reproduction of an original document whose unreproduced parts are filled in on the copy by hand
commission - ☑☑to authorize to perform notarial acts; written authorization to perform notarial acts is issued by a state's governor, secretary of state, or other empowering official
conditions of appointment of a notary - ☑☑one who obtains a certificate from a judge or justice of the court (showing good moral character and possibly passing a required test) and who is at least 18 years of age and one of the following: legal resident/not an attorney, or legal resident/attorney, or not legal resident but is attorney practicing primarily in Ohio
conformed copy - ☑☑reproduction of an original document whose unreproduced parts are filled in on the copy by hand
constituent - ☑☑person a notary serves is performing a notarial act - usually a document signer
deposition - ☑☑a sworn testimony, by a witness, usually in a court case, in response to an attorney's questions outside of a formal court hearing
disqualifying interest - ☑☑an interest held by a Notary in connection with a transaction that renders him incapable of performing a notarial act as an impartial and unbiased witness
drawee - ☑☑the one upon whom a draft or check is drawn
drawer - ☑☑the person making the draft or checks
grantor (or person relinquishing ownership) - ☑☑the one who need sign a deed
indorsee - ☑☑one to whom a person assigns the note or check
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