"notary" in Chinese (Simplified)

公证人

Definition

公证人是有权见证签名、认证文件，有时还能宣誓的人，使文件具有法律效力。

在法律和正式场合常用。“公证人”可指公证处专业人员，通常用于“找公证人认证”、“办理文件公证”。不要和律师混淆，权限不同。

We need a notary to witness the signing of this contract.

我们需要一位**公证人**来见证这份合同的签署。

The notary certified that the document was genuine.

**公证人**证明了该文件是真实的。

You must sign the paper in front of a notary.

你必须在**公证人**面前签署这份文件。

I couldn't find a notary open after 5 p.m., so I had to come back the next day.

我找不到下午五点以后还营业的**公证人**，只能第二天再来。

Before you submit your visa application, make sure to get all your documents signed by a notary.

在提交签证申请前，确保所有文件都已由**公证人**签署。

People usually go to a notary when they need to prove a document is official, like for selling a house or writing a will.

人们通常在需要证明文件合法时会去找**公证人**，比如卖房子或立遗嘱。