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Certificate

n. 1. A document in which a fact is formally attested <death certificate>.face-amount certificate. Securities. 1. A certificate, investment contract, or other security representing an obligation by its issuer to pay a stated or determinable sum, at a fixed or determinable date or dates more than 24 months after the date of issuance, in consideration of the payment of periodic installments of a stated or determinable amount. -Also termed face-amount certificate of the installment type. 2. A security representing a similar obligation on the part of the issuer of a face-amount certificate, the consideration for which is the payment of a single lump sum. - Also termed fully paid face-amount certificate. See 15 USCA § 80a-2(a)(15).periodic-payment-plan certificate. A certificate, investment contract, or other security providing for a series of periodic payments by the holder and representing an undivided interest in certain specified securities or in a unit or fund of securities purchased wholly or partly with the proceeds of those payments. ( The term also includes any security whose issuer is also issuing the certificates described above and whose holder has substantially the same rights and privileges as those holders have upon completing the periodic payments for which the securities provide. See 15 USCA § 80a-2(a)(27).

Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate

See W-4 FORM.

airman's certificate

a license that every aircraft pilot must have to operate an aircraft in u.s. airspace. 49 usca §§ 44701-44711; 14 cfr § 61.3.

allotment certificate

securities. a document that records the essential elements of a subscription of shares, as how many shares are to be purchased, the price to be paid, and the payment and delivery schedule.

benefit certificate.

A written obligation to pay a named person a specified amount upon stipulated conditions. 0 Benefit certificates are often issued by fraternal and beneficial societies.

birth certificate.

A formal document that records a person's birthdate, birthplace, and parentage.

car trust certificate

See EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATE.

certificate creditor

A creditor of a municipal corporation who receives a certificate of indebtedness rather than payment because the municipality cannot pay the debt. Cf. warrant creditor.

certificate into chancery

English law. The decision of a common-law court on a legal question submitted by the chancery court.

certificate land

Land in the western part of Pennsylvania set apart after the American Revolution to be bought with certificates the soldiers received in lieu of pay.

certificate of acknowledgment

See Ac. KNOWLEDGMENT (5).

certificate of amendment

A document filed with a state corporation authority, usu. the secretary of state, reflecting changes made to a corporation's articles of incorporation.

certificate of assize

Hist. In England, a writ granting a retrial. ( The certificate of assize has been replaced by a court order granting a motion for new trial.

certificate of authority

1. A document authenticating a notarized document that is being sent to another jurisdiction. ( The certificate assures the out-of-state or foreign recipient that the notary public has a valid commission. - Also termed certificate of capacity; certificate of official character; certificate of authentication; certificate of prothonotary; certificate of magistracy; apostille; verification. 2. A document issued by a state agency, usu. the secretary of state, granting an out-of-state corporation the right to do business in the state.

certificate of conference

A section of a pleading or motion filed with the court, usu. contained separately on a page near the end of the document, whereby the party filing the pleading or motion certifies to the court that the parties have attempted to resolve the matter, but that a judicial determination is needed because an agreement could not be reached. Courts require some motions to have a certificate of conference attached to them. This compels the parties to try to resolve the issue themselves, without burdening the court unless absolutely necessary.

certificate of convenience and necessity

A certificate issued by an administrative agency granting operating authority to a utility or transportation company. - Also termed certificate of public convenience and necessity.

certificate of deposit

1. A banker's certificate acknowledging the receipt of money and promising to repay the depositor. 2. A bank document showing the existence of a time deposit, usu. one that pays interest. - Abbr. CD.

certificate of discharge

See SATISFACTION PIECE.

certificate of dissolution

A document issued by a state authority (usu. the secretary of state) certifying that a corporation has been dissolved.

certificate of election

A document issued by a governor, board of elections, or other competent authority certifying that the named person has been duly elected.

certificate of holder of attached property

A certificate given by a person who holds - but does not own - property attached by a sheriff; the certificate sets forth the holder's interest in the, property.

certificate of incorporation

1. A document issued by a state authority (usu. the secretary of state) granting a corporation its legal existence and the right to function as a corporation. - Also termed charter; corporate charter. 2. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

certificate of indebtedness

1. DEBENTURE. 2. TREASURY BILL. 3. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.

certificate of insurance

A document acknowledging that an insurance policy has been written, and setting forth in general terms what the policy covers.

certificate of interest

Oil & gas. A document evidencing a fractional or percentage ownership in oil-and-gas production.

certificate of magistracy

See CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.

certificate of occupancy

A document indicating that a building complies with zoning and building ordinances. ( A certificate of occupancy is often required before title can be transferred and the building occupied.

certificate of official character

See CERTIFI. CATE OF AUTHORITY.

certificate of proof

See proof of acknowledgment under ACKNOWLEDGMENT. certificate of prothonotary

certificate of public convenience and necessity

See CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY.

certificate of purchase

A document reflecting a successful bid for property at a judicial sale. ( The bidder receives a property deed if the land is not redeemed or if the sale is confirmed by court order. - Also termed certificate of sale.

certificate of registry

Maritime law. A document certifying that a ship has been registered as required by law. See REGISTRY (2>.

certificate of sale

See CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE.

certificate of service

A section of a pleading or motion filed with the court, usu. contained separately on the last page, whereby the party filing the pleading or motion certifies to the court that a copy has been sent to the opposing party. ( A certificate of service is usu. not included with the initial pleading that the plaintiff files to begin a suit, because that pleading is usu. served with a formal summons, unless the defendant waives service. But other pleadings and motions filed in a suit are usu. required to have a certificate of service attached to them. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d).

certificate of stock

See STOCK CERTIFICATE.

certificate of title

A document indicating ownership of real or personal property. 0 This document usu. identifies any liens or other encumbrances.

certificated security

A security that is a recognized investment vehicle, belongs to or is divisible into a class or series of shares, and is represented on an instrument payable to the bearer or a named person.

chain-certificate method

The procedure for authenticating a foreign official record by the party seeking to admit the record as evidence at trial. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 44.

collateral trust certificate

See collateral trust bond (1) under BOND (3).

death certificate

An official document issued by a public registry verifying that a person ha. died, with information such as the date ani time of death, the cause of death, and tht signature of the attending or examining physician.

equipment trust certificate

A security, usu. issued by a railroad, to pay for new equipment. ( Title to the equipment is held by a trustee until the note has been paid off. - Also termed car trust certificate; trust certificate.

estoppel certificate

1. A signed statement by a party (such as a tenant or a mortgagee) certifying for another's benefit that certain facts are correct, as that a lease exists, that there are no defaults, and that rent is paid to a certain date. ( A party's delivery of this statement estops that party from later claiming a different state of facts. 2. See WAIVER OF CLAIMS AND DEFENSES.

face-amount certificate of installment type

See face-amount certificate (1) under CERTIFICATE.

facultative certificate

Reinsurance. A contract of reinsurance separately negotiated to cover risks under a single insurance policy. 0 Facultative reinsurance allows the reinsurer the "faculty" of assessing and possibly rejecting a particular risk (esp. if underwriting information is inadequate).

fully paid face-amount certificate.

See faceamount certificate under CERTIFICATE.

headright certificate.

Hist. A certificate issued under authority of a Republic of Texas law of 1839 providing that a person was entitled to a grant of 640 acres if the person (1) had immigrated to the Republic between 1 October 1837 and 1 January 1840, (2) was a head of household, and (3) actually resided within the Republic with his or her family. ( The grant was to be held under the certificate for three years and then conveyed by absolute deed to the settler.

insurance certificate

1. A document issued by an insurer as evidence of insurance or membership in an insurance or pension plan. 2. A document issued by an insurer to a shipper as evidence that a shipment of goods is covered by a marine insurance policy.

jumbo certificate

A certificate of deposit of $100,000 or more. - Also termed jumbo. jumbo mortgage See MORTGAGE.

land certificate

A document entitling a person to receive from the government a certain amount of land by following prescribed legal steps. ( It contains an official description of the land, as well as the name and address of the person receiving the entitlement, and is prima facie evidence of the truth of the matters it contains. - Also termed land warrant.

land trust certificate

An instrument granting the holder a share of the benefits of property ownership, while the trustee retains legal title. See land trust under TRUST.