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Seal Office

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In English practice. The office at which certain judicial writs are sealed with the prerogative seal, and without which they are of no authority. The officer whose duty it is to seal such writs is called "sealer of writs."

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In English Practice. The office at which certain judicial writs are sealed with the prerogative seal, and without which they are of no authority. The officer whose duty it is to seal such writs is called “sealer of writs.”

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In English practice. An office for the sealing of judicial writs.

Defined under Seal in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

in English practice, is the office at which certain judicial writs are sealed with the prerogative seal, and without which they are of no authority. The offi-. cer whose duty it is to seal such writs is called “sealer of writs.” SEAL OF THE UNITED