sealed instrument
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 75 U.S. 276 - Hudson Canal Co. v. Pennsylvania Coal Co. · 1868Most cited · 92 citing opinions
Courts of law cannot incorporate into a sealed instrument what the parties left out of it, even though the omission was occasioned by the clearest mistake; nor can they reject what the parties inserted, unless it be repugnant to some other part of the instrument
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A writing, the maker of which has affixed his seal, or that, which is the legal equivalent of a seal, in addition to his signature. Formerly the seal alone was sufficient if it identified the maker.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An instrument of writing to which the party to be bound has affixed, not only his name, but also his seal, or (in those jurisdictions where it is allowed) a scroll, (q v.)
Defined under Sealed in Black's Law Dictionary.