Acknowledgment

Here are the definitions used by NNA for the

different forms of notarization:

Acknowledgment

Act in which a Notary certifies having positively identified a document signer who personally appeared before the Notary and admitted having signed the document.

Affirmation

Spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no reference to a Supreme Being, that is made before a Notary in relation to a jurat or other Notary act, or as a Notary act in its own right.

Jurat

Act in which a Notary certifies having watched the signing of a document and administered an oath or affirmation.

Oath

Spoken, solemn promise to a Supreme Being that is made before a Notary in relation to a jurat or other

Notary act, or as a Notary act in its own right.

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