Notary Public Vocabulary UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Administrator - CORRECT ANSWERS A person appointed by the court to manage the
estate of a deceased person who left no will.
Affiant - CORRECT ANSWERS The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an
affidavit.
Affidavit - CORRECT ANSWERS A signed statement duly sworn to, by the maker
thereof, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths
Affirmation - CORRECT ANSWERS A solemn declaration made by person who
conscientiously decline taking an oath.
Apostile - CORRECT ANSWERS Dept. of State authentication attached to a notarized and
county-certified document for possible international use.
Attest - CORRECT ANSWERS To witness the execution of a written instrument, at the
request of the person who makes it, and subscribe the same as a witness.
Attestation Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS That clause (eg.,at the end of a will) wherein
the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed before them, and the manner of the
execution of the same.
Authentication (Notarial) - CORRECT ANSWERS A certificate subjoined by a county
clerk to any certificate of proof or acknowledgment or oath signed by a notary
Bill of Sale - CORRECT ANSWERS A written instrument given to pass title of personal
property from vendor to vendee
, Certified Copy - CORRECT ANSWERS A copy of a public record signed and certified as
a true copy by the public official having custody of the original.
Chattel - CORRECT ANSWERS Personal property, such as household goods or fixtures.
Chattel Paper - CORRECT ANSWERS A writing or writings which evidence both an
obligation to pay money and a security interest in a lease or specific goods.
Codicil - CORRECT ANSWERS An instrument made subsequent to a will and modifying
it in some respects.
Consideration - CORRECT ANSWERS Anything of value given to induce entering into a
contract; it may be money, personal services, or even love & affection.
Contempt of Court - CORRECT ANSWERS Behavior disrespectful of the authority of a
court which disrupts the execution of court orders.
Contract - CORRECT ANSWERS An agreement between competent parties to do or not
to do certain things for a legal consideration, whereby each party acquires a right to what the
other possesses.
Conveyance (Deed) - CORRECT ANSWERS Every instrument, in writing, except a will,
by which any estate or interest in real property is created, transferred, assigned or surrendered.
Deponent - CORRECT ANSWERS One who makes oath to a written statement.
Technically, a person subscribing a deposition but used interchangeably with "Affiant".
Deposition - CORRECT ANSWERS The testimony of a wittiness taken out of court or
other hearing proceeding, under oath or by affirmation before a notary public, which is intended
to be used at the trial or hearing.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Administrator - CORRECT ANSWERS A person appointed by the court to manage the
estate of a deceased person who left no will.
Affiant - CORRECT ANSWERS The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an
affidavit.
Affidavit - CORRECT ANSWERS A signed statement duly sworn to, by the maker
thereof, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths
Affirmation - CORRECT ANSWERS A solemn declaration made by person who
conscientiously decline taking an oath.
Apostile - CORRECT ANSWERS Dept. of State authentication attached to a notarized and
county-certified document for possible international use.
Attest - CORRECT ANSWERS To witness the execution of a written instrument, at the
request of the person who makes it, and subscribe the same as a witness.
Attestation Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS That clause (eg.,at the end of a will) wherein
the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed before them, and the manner of the
execution of the same.
Authentication (Notarial) - CORRECT ANSWERS A certificate subjoined by a county
clerk to any certificate of proof or acknowledgment or oath signed by a notary
Bill of Sale - CORRECT ANSWERS A written instrument given to pass title of personal
property from vendor to vendee
, Certified Copy - CORRECT ANSWERS A copy of a public record signed and certified as
a true copy by the public official having custody of the original.
Chattel - CORRECT ANSWERS Personal property, such as household goods or fixtures.
Chattel Paper - CORRECT ANSWERS A writing or writings which evidence both an
obligation to pay money and a security interest in a lease or specific goods.
Codicil - CORRECT ANSWERS An instrument made subsequent to a will and modifying
it in some respects.
Consideration - CORRECT ANSWERS Anything of value given to induce entering into a
contract; it may be money, personal services, or even love & affection.
Contempt of Court - CORRECT ANSWERS Behavior disrespectful of the authority of a
court which disrupts the execution of court orders.
Contract - CORRECT ANSWERS An agreement between competent parties to do or not
to do certain things for a legal consideration, whereby each party acquires a right to what the
other possesses.
Conveyance (Deed) - CORRECT ANSWERS Every instrument, in writing, except a will,
by which any estate or interest in real property is created, transferred, assigned or surrendered.
Deponent - CORRECT ANSWERS One who makes oath to a written statement.
Technically, a person subscribing a deposition but used interchangeably with "Affiant".
Deposition - CORRECT ANSWERS The testimony of a wittiness taken out of court or
other hearing proceeding, under oath or by affirmation before a notary public, which is intended
to be used at the trial or hearing.
