公证 gōngzhèng notarization
notarization; notarized; acknowledgement
How to remember 公证: 公 public + 证 prove = notarization.
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How it is used
- 'Notarization' - official certification of a document's authenticity by a notary: 公证处 (gōngzhèngchù) a notary office, 办理公证 (bànlǐ gōngzhèng) to get something notarized.
- Legal-administrative term; the 证 here is 'to attest/prove', so 公证 = to attest publicly/officially.