gung1 zing3公證公证

Jyutpinggung1 zing3

Yalegūng jing

動詞

Definition

To notarize; to have a legal act or document certified as true and valid by an authorized third party.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the formal legal process of verifying documents or signatures to ensure they hold legal weight. It is almost exclusively used in professional, legal, or bureaucratic contexts rather than casual conversation. When people talk about verifying something informally, they usually use words like 證明 or 核實 instead.

Examples

fan2份hap6合joek3約jiu3要ling1拎heoi3去gung1公zing3證sin1先zi3至jau5有haau6效。

The contract needs to be notarized to be valid.

nei5你gaau2搞dim6掂fan2份man4文gin2件gung1公zing3證mei6未aa4呀？

Have you finished the notarization of the document yet?

Common phrases

gung1公zing3證hong2行

notary public office

man4文gin2件gung1公zing3證

document notarization

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 認證, which is a broader term for certification or authentication. While they overlap, 公證 specifically implies the involvement of a notary public or a designated legal authority.