apostille

noun

1. A special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.

verb

1. To authenticate an official document in accordance with the Apostille Convention.

   “We also sent off three copies of our marriage certificates to the State of Nevada to be “apostilled".”

   “The fact that Samoa has full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and has a Chinese Embassy is particularly helpful when legalizing or apostilling documents required for transactions and business in mainland China.”