Signed

Signature

The function of a signature or autograph gives evidence of its creator, an association with the item (as a piece of living history) or the fact that the signer appears or is somehow part of an image or event depicted in the document.

Types of signatures

Signatures may be witnessed and recorded in the presence of a Notary Public or other persons who testify to the signer's identity.
A document signed by a famous person is sometimes known as an autograph, and is then typically written on its own or with a brief note to the recipient.

Rather than providing authentication for a document, the autograph is given as a souvenir which acknowledges the recipient's access to the autographer.

Legal Definition

In the US the legal definition of a signature defines a signature to mean "any memorandum, mark, or sign made with intent to authenticate any instrument or writing, or the subscription of any person thereto."

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