- 証文
- しょうもん【証文】*bond〖C〗(債務)証書*deed〖C〗〔法〕[しばしば ~s](正式の)捺印証書.* * *しょうもん【証文】⇒しょうしょ3.
●その借金に対してはちゃんと証文が入っている. The loan is fully covered by a bond.
・証文が物を言う. The bond has authority [can be relied on].
●証文にする put 《a contract》 in writing; commit 《an agreement》 to writing.
●それは証文の出し遅れだ. That comes too late.
・今ごろ詫びたって証文の出し遅れだ. It is too late to apologize. | Your apology comes too late.
●証文を書く[作る] execute [draw up, write out] a deed
・証文を入れる give sb a signed (and sealed) deed
・証文をとる obtain a signed (and sealed) deed.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.