Seal
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Anciently, wax with an impression. Sigillum est cera impressa quia cera sine impressione non est sigillum.
3 Inst. 169; 21 Pick. (Mass.) 417; 2 Caines (N. Y.) 362.
In more modern law, wax, wafer, or any tenacious substance upon which an impression may be made.
5 Cush. (Mass.) 359; 5 Johns. (N. Y.) 239.
In many of the states, a scroll made with a pen or printed (4 111. 12), such as the letters "L. S.") (5 Wis. 549), or the word "Seal" (28 Grat. [Va.] 627), is held sufficient, and in some states this holding Is independent of statute (4 Ark. 195; 5 Cal. 315).
See"L. S."