He who witnesses or attests the signature of a party to an instrument and in testimony thereof subscribes his own name to the document. A subscribing witness is one who sees a writing executed, or hears it acknowledged, and at the request of the party thereupon signs his name as a witness. Code Civ. Proc Cal. … [Read more...]

Latin: In the civil law. A writing under, or under-writing; a writing of the name under or at the bottom of an instrument by way of attestation or ratification; subscription. That kind of imperial constitution-which was granted in answer to the prayer of a petitioner who was present. Calvin. … [Read more...]

contracts. The placing a signature at the bottom of a written or printed engagement; or it is the attestation of a witness by so writing his name; but it has been holden that the attestation of an illiterate witness, by making his mark, is a sufficient subscription. 2. By subscription is also understood the act by which a person contracts, in writing, to furnish a sum of money … [Read more...]

The names of persons who have agreed to take a newspaper, magazine or other publication, placed upon paper, is a subscription list. 2. This is, an incident to a newspaper, and passes with the sale of the printing materials. 2 Watts, 111. … [Read more...]

A shareholder who has an option (a subscription) to buy additional identical shares of stock at a favorable price. … [Read more...]