Legal Definition and Related Resources of Writing

In the most general sense, the term denotes a document, whether manuscript or printed, as opposed to mere spoken words.

In the most general sense of the word, “writing” denotes a document, whether manuscript or printed, as opposed to mere spoken words. Writing is essential to the validity of certain contracts and other transactions. Sweet.

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Writing in Historical Law

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Account, Affidavit, Agreed Statement Of Facts, Allotment Note, Attestation Clause, Bank Credit, Bill Of Exceptions, Bill Of Exchange, Bill Of Lading, Cancel, Cartulary, Certificate, Charter Party, Clandestine, Clandestine Mortgages:, Contract, , Debenture, , Deposition, Diploma, , Emancipation, Equitable Adoption, Equivocation, Escrow, Express Trust, Facts Of Independent Significance, Indenture, Instrument, Interlineation, Invoice, Jurat, Letters Patent, , Libel, Memorandum, Motion, Muniments, , Notice, Parol Evidence, Petition, Plaint, Power Of Attorney, Procuracy, Promissory Note, Prospectus, Record, Registry, Render, Reply, Return, Satisfaction Piece, Script, Scroll, Sedition, Separation Agreement, , Simple Licence, Special Indorsement, Statute Of Frauds, Stenographer, Stenography, Subscribe, Subscription, Tabula, Trading Stamps.

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This definition of Writing is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.

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Writing in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

Words traced with a pen, or stamped, printed, engraved, or made legible by any other device. La. Penal Code (1830). The expression of ideas by visible letters – on paper, wood, stone, or other material.

Note: This legal definition of Writing in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.

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Legal English Vocabulary: Writing in Spanish

Online translation of the English legal term writing into Spanish: escritura (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.

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What is the meaning of Writing?

A definition of Writing is provided here: Writing is one of nine Essential Skills. It is the ability to write text and write in documents, such as filing in forms, and non-paper-based writing such as on a computer.

Steganography (from the Greek for “covered Writing”). in the National Security Context

A definition and brief description of Steganography (from the Greek for “covered Writing”). in relation to national security is as follows:The secret transmission of a message. It is distinct from encryption, because the goal of encryption is to make a message difficult to read while the goal of steganography is to make a message altogether invisible.

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