Learn · Sentences Legal English (Legal Procedures, Talking about the Law in Various Contexts)

The law requires that all contracts be signed in front of a notary.

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Sentence

Narrator

The law requires that all contracts be signed in front of a notary.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

You must ensure all contracts are signed in front of a notary, as required by law.

Describing Habits

Our company policy mandates that all contracts are signed before a notary public.

Asking About Others

Did you remember to have the contract signed in front of a notary?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If the contract wasn't signed before a notary, it wouldn't be legally binding.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Legal regulations stipulate that all contracts must be notarized.

Casual

You gotta get all contracts signed in front of a notary.

Simpler English

The law says all contracts need a notary's signature.

Phrases to learn

signed in front of a notary

To have a document officially witnessed and signed by a notary public.

legally binding

Having legal force or effect.