Public Officer Who Can Authorize Legal Paperwork

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Earth, Group 13, Puzzle 4.

Question is: Public Officer Who Can Authorize Legal Paperwork

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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