PA Notary Public Exam A+ Pass
Verified
acknowledgment - Answer- A formal declaration before an authorized individual (a
notary public) by a person signing an instrument that such execution is his or her free
act and deed. The term also refers to the notary's certificate on the document indicating
that it was so acknowledged.
ADMINISTER - Answer- To discharge the duties of an office; to give (as in the giving of
an oath).
AFFIDAVIT - Answer- A written statement of facts made voluntarily and confirmed by
the oath or affirmation of the party making it before an individual authorized to
administer oaths, i.e., a notary public.
AFFIRM - Answer- To make a solemn, formal declaration under the penalty of perjury
that certain statements are true. An affirmation is legally equivalent to an oath and may
be substituted for an oath when a document requires an oath for its execution, i.e., an
affidavit.
AFFIX - Answer- To attach or impress the notary seal to a document.
APOSTILLE - Answer- A certificate of notarial authority issued by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth for notarized documents being sent out of Pennsylvania to those
countries who are parties to the international treaty commonly known as the Hague
Convention.
ATTEST - Answer- To bear witness to or to certify.
ATTORNEY IN FACT - Answer- The person authorized to act for another by power of
attorney.
AUTHENTICATION - Answer- An Apostille or a Certificate of Notarial Authority is
attached to the notarized document.
CERTIFIED COPY - Answer- A copy of a document or record, signed and certified as a
true copy by the public official who has custody of the original record. NOTE: A notary
may make an "attested photocopy," but not a certified copy. A certified copy is not the
same as an original document.
CODICIL - Answer- A supplement or addendum to a will.
COERCE - Answer- To force into submission or compliance.
, COMMISSION - Answer- The term used for the length of time you are appointed as a
notary public by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
CUSTODIAN OF THE DOCUMENT - Answer- The person who has charge or custody
of the document. In the case of making an attested photocopy, the "document's
custodian" is the person presenting the document, who may or may not be the
document signer.
DEED - Answer- A document by which a person conveys (transfers) real property.
Quitclaim Deed - Answer- A deed intended to pass any title, interest, or claim which the
grantor may have in the real property, but not professing that such title is valid or
containing any warranty for title.
Warranty Deed - Answer- A deed in which the grantor warrants or guarantees good
clear title to the real property.
DEPONENT - Answer- The person giving testimony in a deposition.
DEPOSITION - Answer- The testimony of a witness, under oath or affirmation, taken
outside of court in which lawyers ask oral questions of the witness. The testimony is
usually reduced to writing and duly authenticated and is intended to be used in a trial of
a civil action or a criminal prosecution.
EXECUTE A DOCUMENT - Answer- To perform all formalities necessary to make a
document fully effective; often a matter of signing, but may require delivery or other
elements.
FREE ACT AND DEED - Answer- To admit one's act and assume the responsibility for
it.
GRANTEE - Answer- A person who receives the deed of real property from the grantor,
i.e., generally the buyer.
GRANTOR - Answer- The person who transfers a deed of real property, i.e, generally
the seller.
INSTRUMENT - Answer- A written document.
Jurat - Answer- The written notarial certificate on any sworn statement or affidavit
completed by the notary public indicating that the document was sworn or affirmed to by
the signer.
lease - Answer- An agreement between two parties, where one party is the owner of
certain property and grants to another party the right to possess, use and enjoy such
Verified
acknowledgment - Answer- A formal declaration before an authorized individual (a
notary public) by a person signing an instrument that such execution is his or her free
act and deed. The term also refers to the notary's certificate on the document indicating
that it was so acknowledged.
ADMINISTER - Answer- To discharge the duties of an office; to give (as in the giving of
an oath).
AFFIDAVIT - Answer- A written statement of facts made voluntarily and confirmed by
the oath or affirmation of the party making it before an individual authorized to
administer oaths, i.e., a notary public.
AFFIRM - Answer- To make a solemn, formal declaration under the penalty of perjury
that certain statements are true. An affirmation is legally equivalent to an oath and may
be substituted for an oath when a document requires an oath for its execution, i.e., an
affidavit.
AFFIX - Answer- To attach or impress the notary seal to a document.
APOSTILLE - Answer- A certificate of notarial authority issued by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth for notarized documents being sent out of Pennsylvania to those
countries who are parties to the international treaty commonly known as the Hague
Convention.
ATTEST - Answer- To bear witness to or to certify.
ATTORNEY IN FACT - Answer- The person authorized to act for another by power of
attorney.
AUTHENTICATION - Answer- An Apostille or a Certificate of Notarial Authority is
attached to the notarized document.
CERTIFIED COPY - Answer- A copy of a document or record, signed and certified as a
true copy by the public official who has custody of the original record. NOTE: A notary
may make an "attested photocopy," but not a certified copy. A certified copy is not the
same as an original document.
CODICIL - Answer- A supplement or addendum to a will.
COERCE - Answer- To force into submission or compliance.
, COMMISSION - Answer- The term used for the length of time you are appointed as a
notary public by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
CUSTODIAN OF THE DOCUMENT - Answer- The person who has charge or custody
of the document. In the case of making an attested photocopy, the "document's
custodian" is the person presenting the document, who may or may not be the
document signer.
DEED - Answer- A document by which a person conveys (transfers) real property.
Quitclaim Deed - Answer- A deed intended to pass any title, interest, or claim which the
grantor may have in the real property, but not professing that such title is valid or
containing any warranty for title.
Warranty Deed - Answer- A deed in which the grantor warrants or guarantees good
clear title to the real property.
DEPONENT - Answer- The person giving testimony in a deposition.
DEPOSITION - Answer- The testimony of a witness, under oath or affirmation, taken
outside of court in which lawyers ask oral questions of the witness. The testimony is
usually reduced to writing and duly authenticated and is intended to be used in a trial of
a civil action or a criminal prosecution.
EXECUTE A DOCUMENT - Answer- To perform all formalities necessary to make a
document fully effective; often a matter of signing, but may require delivery or other
elements.
FREE ACT AND DEED - Answer- To admit one's act and assume the responsibility for
it.
GRANTEE - Answer- A person who receives the deed of real property from the grantor,
i.e., generally the buyer.
GRANTOR - Answer- The person who transfers a deed of real property, i.e, generally
the seller.
INSTRUMENT - Answer- A written document.
Jurat - Answer- The written notarial certificate on any sworn statement or affidavit
completed by the notary public indicating that the document was sworn or affirmed to by
the signer.
lease - Answer- An agreement between two parties, where one party is the owner of
certain property and grants to another party the right to possess, use and enjoy such
