noun
- Plural of apostil; official certifications or notarizations added to documents to authenticate them for use in foreign countries.
Usage: legal/administrative; often used in international document verification
Examples
- The university issued apostils on her diploma so she could use it abroad.
- Many countries require apostils on legal documents before they are recognized internationally.
- He obtained apostils from the secretary of state to validate his birth certificate.
- Apostils serve as proof that a document's signature and seal are genuine.
- The law firm prepared apostils for all the contracts needed for the international merger.