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Signature, a sign or mark impressed upon anything; a stamp, a mark; the name of a person written by himself either in full or by initials as regards his Christian name or names, and in full as regards his surname, or by initials only [In the goods of Blewitt, (1880) 5 PD 116], or by mark only, though he can write, Baker v. Dening, (1838) 8 Ad&E 94.Signature is required to authenticate a will (see WILL), a deed after 1925 (Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 73), a guarantee and other documents mentioned in the Statute of Frauds (see FRAUDS, STATUTE OF), and a risk note within the meaning of the seventh s. of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1854 (see RISK NOTE). Pleadings must be signed by counsel if settled by him, and if not, by the solicitor or the party; R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XIX., r. 4. No fee to counsel is allowed on taxation unless vouched by his signature, Ibid., Ord. LXV., r. 27, reg. 52.When signature by an agent is permissible, the writing of the name of the principal by the agent i...
private signature
private signature in the civil law of Louisiana : a signature made on a writing (as an instrument or will) that is not witnessed or notarized under private signature : executed outside of the presence of a notary public or witnesses ...
Digital Signature Certificate
Digital Signature Certificate, S. 2(1)(q) 'Digital Signature Certificate' means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub-s. (4) of s. 35. [In formation Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2(1)(q)]...
signature
signature 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 c : any mark (as initials, stamp, or printed name) made on a document and intended to serve as an indication of the party's execution or authentication of the document and intent to be bound by it see also private signature 2 : a distinguishing or identifying mark, feature, or quality ;esp : a distinctive method of committing a crime that is characteristic of an offender ...
signature crime
signature crime : any of two or more crimes that involve the use of a method, plan, or modus operandi so distinctive that it logically follows that the crimes must have been committed by the same person NOTE: Evidence of other criminal acts is usually not admissible against a defendant. Evidence of other crimes to prove that the crime in question is a signature crime committed by the defendant, however, is usually allowed. ...
Affixing digital signature
Affixing digital signature, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means adoption of any methodology or procedure by a person for the purpose of authenticating an electronic record by means of digital signature. [Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2 (1) (d)]...
Digital signature
Digital signature, means authentication of any electronic record by a subscriber by means of an electronic method or procedure in accordance with the provisions of s. 3. [The Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2 (1) (p)]...
Execution of Wills
Execution of Wills. By the (English) Wills Act, 1837 (7 Wm. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 26), s. 9:-No will shall be valid unless it be in writing and executed in manner hereinafter mentioned; (that is to say) it shall be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator or by some other person in his presence and by his direction, and such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator, but no form of attestation clause shall be necessary.The (English) Wills Act Amendment Act, 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. 24), contains most elaborate saving allowances for the position of the signature. Thus, the signature of the testator may be placed 'at, or after, or following, or under, or beside, or opposite to, the end of the will'; 'a blank space may intervene between the concluding word of the will and the signature'; the signature may be 'on a sid...
endorse
endorse also in·dorse [in-dȯrs] vt en·dorsed also: in·dorsed en·dors·ing also: in·dors·ing [Anglo-French endosser endorser and Medieval Latin indorsare, both ultimately from Latin in on + dorsum back] 1 : to write on the back of ;esp : to sign one's name as payee on the back of (an instrument) in order to receive the cash or credit represented on the face [ a check] 2 : to inscribe (as one's signature or a notation accompanied by one's signature) on an instrument (as a note or bill) esp. to transfer or guarantee it 3 : to transfer (an instrument) to another by inscribing one's signature [assume that payee s a note to creditor as security for a debt "Uniform Commercial Code"] 4 : to inscribe (as an official document) with a notation (as of date or title) endorse in blank : to inscribe (an instrument) with a blank endorsement ...
Admitted
Admitted, means not admission of person whose signature is disputed in legal proceedings but it must be admission of person who claims that disputed signature was written by person by whom it purports to have been written and such person will signify to court that he has no objection if those sample signatures are compared with original one, Sunil Chowdhury v. Arup Kumar Ghosh, AIR 2006 Cal 109. [s. 73 and illustration (c) to s. 45 of Evidence Act, 1872]...
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