Admin

login | register

Student Resources

Personal Statement Editing
LSAT Prep
Law School Loans
Student Health Insurance
Law School Rankings
Law School Search
FREE Law School Outlines
Legal Forums arrow Legal Dictionary

SIGNATURE,

Legal Term: SIGNATURE,
Definition: 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.

2. It is not necessary that a party should write his name himself, to constitute a signature; his mark is now beld sufficient though he was able to write. 8 Ad. & El. 94; 3 N. & Per. 228; 3 Curt. 752; 5 John. 144, A signature made by a party, another person guiding his band with his consent, is sufficient. 4 Wash. C. C. 262, 269. Vide to Sign.



***All definitions are taken from the 1856 Edition of Bouviers Law Dictionary

LegalNut Resources

Attorney jobs listings and sites with attorney salary information, attorney job search functions, and salaries by law firm.

Law school rankings show how competitive your lsat scores would be at top law schools in the US.

Law school admissions advice is available both at the LSAT forum and throughout the pre-law section, including LSAT prep options, law school personal statement help, LSAT score distributions and law school bar exam pass rates.

Copyright © 2006 - 2009 Rochester Ideas, LLC. All rights reserved.