[{"word":"notaries","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A lawyer of noncontentious private civil law who drafts, takes, and records legal instruments for private parties, and provides legal advice, but does not appear in court on clients' behalf.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(common law) A notary public, a legal practitioner who prepares, attests to, and certifies documents, witnesses affidavits, and administers oaths.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A lay notary public, who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["Latin notary","civil law notary","notary-at-law"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/notaries","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/notary"]}]