Javni bilježnik utvrđuje istovjetnost stranke.

The public notary establishes the party's identity.

Breakdown of Javni bilježnik utvrđuje istovjetnost stranke.

• javni bilježnik: public notary
• istovjetnost: identity; exact correspondence
• stranka: a party (in a legal procedure)
• utvrditi: to establish; ascertain

Questions & Answers about Javni bilježnik utvrđuje istovjetnost stranke.

What does javni bilježnik mean exactly, and is it the same as notary public?

Yes. Javni bilježnik is the standard Croatian term for a notary public.

• javni = public
• bilježnik = notary / record-keeper in this legal sense

As a phrase, it functions as one legal title. Croatian often uses an adjective + noun where English uses a fixed job title.

Why is it javni bilježnik and not some other form of javni?

Because javni has to agree with bilježnik in:

• gender: masculine
• number: singular
• case: nominative

Here, bilježnik is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative singular, and the adjective matches it:

• javni bilježnik = masculine singular nominative

If the noun changed, the adjective would change too.

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