One Legally Allowed to Witness Document Signatures

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Past and Present Tech, Group 1447, Puzzle 5 (Word Processor).

Question is: One Legally Allowed to Witness Document Signatures

and the answer is: NOTARY

Word Meaning:

NOTARY — (law, especially civil law) 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 his or her clients' behalf.

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