Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See apostil.

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  • noun A special sign established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.

Etymologies

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From French apostille ("a marginal note"), from Latin post ("after") illa ("these") verba ("words")

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Examples

  • An apostille is an authentication of official documents by your state government for international use.

    How To Make Teaching English In Mexico A Reality, Part 1 2008

  • An apostille is an authentication of official documents by your state government for international use.

    How To Make Teaching English In Mexico A Reality, Part 1 2008

  • Claudia, an apostille is a kind of an exercise in futility for any document issued in The United States.

    Page 2 2006

  • The apostille is issued by the secretary of state in which the document was issued.

    Apostilles...if you are thinking about it. 2006

  • Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, however, it has become more and more important to ensure correct identification procedures are used, and the apostille is now "in fashion".

    Know The Law In Mexico - Apostille 2005

  • Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, however, it has become more and more important to ensure correct identification procedures are used, and the apostille is now "in fashion".

    Know The Law In Mexico - Apostille 2005

  • Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, however, it has become more and more important to ensure correct identification procedures are used, and the apostille is now "in fashion".

    Know The Law In Mexico - Apostille 2005

  • AT LAST someone has explained what an apostille is in plain English!!

    Apostilles.. 2004

  • The apostille is granted by the Secretary of State in the state in which the document was issued.

    Apostilles.. 2004

  • My birth certificate, and official translation into Spanish (which we had done at City College of Nuevo Laredo), AND an apostille (also translated) from the state which issued the certificate (apostille is an official document from the State's Sec'y of State certifying the birth certificate is true -- varies in cost -- in CO it's $2; in TX it's $10)

    US CITIZEN MARRYING A MEXICAN IN MEXICO 1999

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