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S.S. (Many documents, especially those generated by banks and similar institutions, display the symbol "S.S." adjacent to the blanks for venue information (State of __________, County of __________). An astonishing number of notaries either don't know the meaning of the "S.S." symbol, or erroneously believe it is a request for a Social Security Number! In fact, "S.S." is the abbreviation for "scilicet" – a Latin term meaning "namely" or "in particular." The pronunciation is (forgive our Latin!) "SILL-le-cet." In most all cases, S.S. is simply a formality in the structure of the venue that you have already satisfied by noting the county name. vatnik) |
