Legal Definition and Related Resources of Signature

The name of a person or something representing his name written, stamped or inscribed by himself or by someone properly deputised as a sign of agreement or acknowledgment . The act of putting down a man’s name at the end of an instrument to attest its validity . A signature may also be a mark made by the party who is unable to write.

In Ecclesiastical Law. The name of a sort of rescript, without seal, containing the supplication, the signature of the pope or his delegate, and the grant of a pardon. Diet. Dr. Canonique. In Practice. By signature is understood the act of putting down a man’s name at the end of an instrument, to adopt its statements, or attest its validity. The name thus written is also called a “signature.” It must be the actual writing of the name. or the doing of some act intended by the person to be equivalent to the actual signature of the name. Pry Specif. Pert § 517; 3 Mer. 2. It is not necessary that a party should write his name himself, to constitute a signature; nor is it necessary that it be written as distinguished from signing by mark, by print, by stamp, or by the hand of another, 157 Mass. 439; or another may, with the signer’s consent, guide his hand. 4 Wash. C. C. (.V. S.) 262, 269. A mark is sufficient even though the party is able to write. 8 Adol. & E. 94; 3 Nev. & P. 228; 3 Curt. C. C. (U. S.) 752; 2 Johns. (N. Y.) 144; and a printed name, if ratified and adopted, will suffice. Fry. Spec. Pert § 518; 2 B. & P. 239; 27 W. R. 706; 48 L. J. Ch. 567; 2 M. & S. 286. See Sign.

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Concept of Signature in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Signature: The Uniform Commercial Code defines a signature as any mark made with present intention to authenticate a writing. Company policy of banks, for example, or local governmental offices, such as the county recorder, may have stricter requirements.

A stage of treaty development that provides provisional consent by diplomat, but formal approval by a state must occur to complete ratification.

Concept of Signature in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Signature: The Uniform Commercial Code defines a signature as any mark made with present intention to authenticate a writing. Company policy of banks, for example, or local governmental offices, such as the county recorder, may have stricter requirements.

A stage of treaty development that provides provisional consent by diplomat, but formal approval by a state must occur to complete ratification.

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Signature

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1530s, a kind of document in Scottish law, from Middle French signature (16c.) or directly from Medieval Latin signatura “signature, a rescript,” in classical Latin “the matrix of a seal,” from signatus, past participle of signare “to mark with a stamp, sign” (see sign (verb)). Meaning “one’s own name written in one’s own hand” is from 1570s, replacing sign-manual (early 15c.) in this sense. Musical sense of “signs placed it the beginning of a staff to indicate the key and rhythm” is from 1806. Meaning “a distinguishing mark of any kind” is from 1620s.

Meaning of Signature in the Past

The name of a sort of rescript, without seal, containing the supplication, the signature of the pope or his delegate and the grant of a pardon Dict. Dr. Can. h. v.[1]

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1. Partialy, this information about signature is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including signature.

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Signature in the National Security Context

A definition and brief description of Signature in relation to national security is as follows:In the MASINT context, signature refers to characteristic markings, such as the auditory signature of a submarine detected on sonar.

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