Simple One Page Documents/Definitions

Terms as described by the National Notary Association:

Acknowledgment: 

Act in which a Notary certifies having positively identified a document signer who personally appeared before the Notary and admitted having signed the document.

Jurat: 

Act in which a Notary certifies having watched the signing of a document and administered an oath or affirmation.

Oath: 

Spoken, solemn promise to a Supreme Being that is made before a Notary in relation to a jurat or other Notary act, or as a Notary act in its own right.

Affirmation: 

Spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no reference to a Supreme Being, that is made before a Notary in relation to a jurat or other Notary act, or as a Notary act in its own right.

Affidavit: 

Written statement signed before a Notary by a person who swears or affirms to the Notary that the statement is true.

Affiant: 

Signer of an affidavit.

Power of Attorney: 

Document granting authority for a person to act as attorney in fact for another.

Will:  

Legal document containing a person's wishes about disposition of personal property after death; short for "last will and testament."