NY NOTARY PUBLIC VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
ACKNOWLEDGMENT - Answers A formal declaration before a duly authorized public officer,
such as a notary public, made by a person who has signed a document, that the signature is
made voluntarily for the purposes stated in the document
ACKNOWLEDGMENT CERTIFICATE - Answers A written statement, affixed to a document,
signed by an authorized public officer that states within a form prescribed by law, that the
officer took the acknowledgment for the person who signed the document.
ADMINISTRATOR - Answers An individual appointed by a court to manage the affairs of a
deceased person.
AFFIANT - Answers The person making an affidavit
AFFIDAVIT - Answers A signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof, before a notary
public or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
AFFIRMATION - Answers A solemn declaration, equivalent and just as binding as an oath, but
without religious significance or reference to a Supreme Being.
APOSTILLE - Answers Authentication from the Department of State attached to a notarized and
county-certified document for possible international use.
ATTEST - Answers To sign a document as a witness
ATTESTATION CLAUSE - Answers The statement signed by a witness who is attesting the
signature of a document as a witness.
BILL OF SALE - Answers A document which passes title of personal property.
CERTIFICATE - Answers A written statement, signed by an official, describing acts performed in
an official capacity.
CHATTEL - Answers Items of personal belongings such as household goods and fixtures.
CHATTEL PAPER - Answers A document which evidences an obligation to pay money and a
security interest in the property.
CIVIL ACTION - Answers A lawsuit or action between two individual parties.
CODICIL - Answers A document which modifies the terms of a will.
CONSIDERATION - Answers Anything of value given to influence someone to enter into a
contract.
CONTEMPT OF COURT - Answers Disrespectful behavior in a court of law.
UPDATE 2025/2026
ACKNOWLEDGMENT - Answers A formal declaration before a duly authorized public officer,
such as a notary public, made by a person who has signed a document, that the signature is
made voluntarily for the purposes stated in the document
ACKNOWLEDGMENT CERTIFICATE - Answers A written statement, affixed to a document,
signed by an authorized public officer that states within a form prescribed by law, that the
officer took the acknowledgment for the person who signed the document.
ADMINISTRATOR - Answers An individual appointed by a court to manage the affairs of a
deceased person.
AFFIANT - Answers The person making an affidavit
AFFIDAVIT - Answers A signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof, before a notary
public or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
AFFIRMATION - Answers A solemn declaration, equivalent and just as binding as an oath, but
without religious significance or reference to a Supreme Being.
APOSTILLE - Answers Authentication from the Department of State attached to a notarized and
county-certified document for possible international use.
ATTEST - Answers To sign a document as a witness
ATTESTATION CLAUSE - Answers The statement signed by a witness who is attesting the
signature of a document as a witness.
BILL OF SALE - Answers A document which passes title of personal property.
CERTIFICATE - Answers A written statement, signed by an official, describing acts performed in
an official capacity.
CHATTEL - Answers Items of personal belongings such as household goods and fixtures.
CHATTEL PAPER - Answers A document which evidences an obligation to pay money and a
security interest in the property.
CIVIL ACTION - Answers A lawsuit or action between two individual parties.
CODICIL - Answers A document which modifies the terms of a will.
CONSIDERATION - Answers Anything of value given to influence someone to enter into a
contract.
CONTEMPT OF COURT - Answers Disrespectful behavior in a court of law.
