SUBSCRIPTION

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...] about SUBSCRIPTION

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...] about SUBSCRIPTIO.

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...] about SUBSCRIBING WITNESS

(A) A person who agrees to receive something on a regular basis, e.g. a newsletter, a newspaper, a delivery of goods, a subscriber to a mailing list. (B) Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition One who writes his name under a written instrument; one who affixes his signature to any document, whether for the purpose of authenticating or attesting it, of adopting its terms … [Read more...] about SUBSCRIBER

(A) To sign up or order something (shares of stock, a magazine) with a promise to pay for the order. (B) To sign a document. In the law of contracts. To write under; to write the name under; to write the name at the bottom or end of a writing. … [Read more...] about SUBSCRIBE