Syngraph

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Same as Chirograph.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The name given by the canonists to deeds of which both parts were written on the same piece of parchment, with some word or letters of the alphabet written between them, through which the parchment was cut in such a manner as to leave half the word on one part and half on the other. It thus corresponded to the chirograph or indenture of the common law. 2 Bl. Comm 295, 296. A deed or other written instrument under the hand and scat of all the parties.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

An instrument under the hand and seal of all the parties.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

5 An instrument under the hand and seal of all the parties; an indenture, in the original meaning of that term.*

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

The name given by the canonists to deeds of which both parts (that is to say, the copies corresponding to each party) were written on the same piece of parchment, vfith some word or letters of the alphabet written between them, through which the parchment was out in such a manner as to leave half the word on one part and half on the other. 1 Bl. Com. 296; 1 Steph. Com. 482, 483. It thus corresponded to the chirograph or indenture of the common law. See those titles. Hence it came to mean a deed or writing under the hand and seal of all the parties. See Tomlins.

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

John Bouvier · 1839

A deed, bond or other instrument of writing under the hand and seal of all the parties. It was so called because the parties wrote together. Formerly such writings were attested by the subscription and crosses of the witnesses; afterwards, to prevent frauds and concealments, they made deeds of mutual covenant in a script and rescript, or ina part and counterpart, and in the middle between the two copies they wrote the words syngraphus in large letters, which being cut through the parchment, and one being delivered to each party, and these being afterwards put together proved their authenticity. Deeds thus made were denominated syngraphs by the canonists, and by the common lawyers T..: