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SIGNATORY
A party that has signed an agreement. In regards to a treaty, a signatory is not yet legally bound by the treaty. Instead, a signatory agrees to an obligation not to defeat the object and purpose of a signed treaty. See ratification.

SIGNATURE, pract. contr. By signature is understood the act of putting down a man's name, at the end of an instrument, to attest its validity. The name thus written is also called a signature.

Signals to scorers
It is important that the scorers note down the play accurately and therefore the appropriate signals will be made by the umpire when the ball is dead.

Secured signature bond
A signature bond secured by mortgage or real property.

Signature
Definition - Noun
1 a : the act of signing one's name or of making a mark in lieu thereof
b : the name of a person written with his or her own hand to signify that the writing which precedes accords with his or her wishes or intentions ...

The signature of an individual or more, on a white paper, with a sufficient space left above it to write a note or other writing.

3) A signal indicating that the cited source conforms in some way to a source already identified in the author's previous sentence.

"The signature of a transferor on an instrument is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the transferor knows the contents of the instrument and has signed it voluntarily, ...

electronic signature
A paperless method of entering into an electronic contract.

Under older common law, a deed had to be sealed; that is, accompanied not only by a signature but with an impression on wax onto the document.

Imprimatur Originally written permission to publish a written work, the term is now commonly used to refer to a signature that approves some action, e.g., the signature of a judge granting a petition.

Acknowledgment - Certification by a notary that the signature on the document was personally signed by the individual whose signature is affixed to the instrument.

" In the laws of bills of exchange, an endorsement is a signature on the back of the bill of exchange by which the person to whom the note is payable transfers it by thus making the note payable to the bearer or to a specific person.

written signature that might be replaced on conformed copy with notation that it was signed by the person whose signature appears on the original.

The action of the Federal Reserve banks was the signal for a still further and subsequent advance in rates, ...

A treaty may be "law-making" in that it is the declared intention of the signatories to make or amend their internal laws to give effect to the treaty. The Berne Convention is an example of such as treaty.

Without prejudice A statements set onto a written document which qualifies the signatory as exempted from it's content to the extent that they may be interpreted as containing admissions or other interpretations which could later be used ...

Written wills must be subscribed (i.e., signed below the complete text) by the testator and must bear the signatures of two (or, in some jurisdictions, three) people who witnessed the testator's signature.

the inclusion of additional names on an elder's bank signature card;
unauthorized withdrawal of the elder's funds using the elder's ATM card;
abrupt changes in a will or other financial documents; ...

sign
v. 1) to write one's signature on a document, including an "X" by an illiterate or physically impaired person, provided the mark is properly witnessed in writing as "Eddie Jones, his mark.

There are currently 96 signatories to this treaty. Contracting states may file an international application designating member states.

A written document in which signatories either commit themselves to do a certain thing, to not do a certain thing or in which they agree on a certain set of facts.

It was provided as a result of the Buenos Aires Convention of 1910, which required some statement of reservation of rights to grant international coverage in all the countries that were signatory to that convention.

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Other treaties are just contracts between the signatories to conduct themselves in a certain way or to do a certain thing.

Acknowledgement: The signature of a clerk or attorney certifying that the person filing the document has sworn that the contents are true, and/or that the document is signed by his or her free act and deed.
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(v) Attest is the action by which a document is authenticated by affixing signature on the document by the person or persons required or authorized to do so. Example. A witness is attesting the authenticity of the signatory of a document ...

Consign. Latin con-signare, to mark, seal: to register, attest. In civil law, for a debtor, under the direction of a court, to deposit with a third person an article of property for the benefit of a creditor.
Constituent. See Agent.

A person who authenticates a signature by determining that the person signing is truly the person of that name. Most banks have a notary public who can notarize documents. The document must be signed in the presence of the notary public.

conformed copy A copy that exactly corresponds to the original, such as a photocopy; when the original contains signatures but the copy does not, the names are written on the copy (even though not in signature form) to make it a conformed copy.

ATTEST To bear witness to a fact; to affirm to be true or genuine, i.e. a signature.
ATTORNEY OF RECORD An attorney who has filed a written "appearance" on behalf of a client indicating his representation of the client.

Property Bond - A signature bond secured by mortgage or real property.
Pro Se - In one's own behalf, commonly used to refer to a party representing himself or herself in a court action, instead of being represented by an attorney.

A document used to add to, alter or remove parts of an existing Will. A codicil must be executed in the same way as a Will, (signatures and witnesses etc.).
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long form order: an order prepared by counsel for signature of the court (usually based on a memorandum decision)
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Goods and services are classified by an international system, according to international treaties to which the United States is a signatory.

Conformed copy -An exact copy of a document on which has been written things that could not or were not copied, i.e., a written signature is replaced on the conformed copy with a notation that it was signed by the parties.

NATO Official - As a nonimmigrant class of admission, an alien coming temporarily to the United States as a member of the armed forces or as a civilian employed by the armed forces on assignment with a foreign government signatory to NATO (North ...

SEALED - A file that is physically closed from review. Also, a document containing a seal or the word "seal" next to the signer's signature.

Plan: Proposed plan for development submitted by the property owner for review by a planning board or other governmental entity that addresses issues such as the siting of structures, landscaping, pedestrian and vehicular access, lighting, signage, ...

End-matter Final part of an Act, which follows the basic-units and contains ending formulas, dates and places of adoption/enactment, and signatures.

Where a deed is necessary, there are special requirements for a company wishing to enter into such an arrangement which may either involve use of the company seal or the signature of two directors or a director and a company secretary.

Such additions are ignored unless they are initialed by the signatories and, if applicable, witnesses (e.g. wills). Interlocutory Proceedings taken during the course of, and incidental to a trial.

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