signature and seal

mesto pečata

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„ABBREVIATIONES /KRATICE/:
L.S. - locus sigilli - mjesto pecata“
( http://www.prva.hr/docs/kratice_lat.pdf )


„Advokatska komora Srbije - Bar Association of Serbia:
Loco sigilli - Mesto pečata (na ispravama). Skraćeno: L.S.“
( http://www.advokatska-komora.co.yu/citati/l.htm )


„Pravni fakultet u Zagrebu - UPUTE ZA IZRADU STUDENTSKIH PISANIH RADOVA
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40. locus sigilli (mjesto za pečat) - l.s.“
( http://alanuzelac.from.hr/Pdf/upute-radovi.pdf )


„Wikipedia - Seal (contract law)
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The legal term seal arises from the wax seal, used throughout history for authentication (among other purposes). Originally, only a wax seal was accepted as a seal by the courts, but by the 19th century the definition had been relaxed to include an embossed paper wafer similarly affixed to an instrument, an impression in the paper on which the instrument was printed, a scroll made with a pen, or even the printed words "Seal" or "L.S." (for locus sigilli). Today, even in common law jurisdictions where the seal has greatly reduced significance, seals are still sometimes used on contracts (usually in the impression on paper form), presumably for symbolic purposes.
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the printed initials 'L.S.' (locus sigilli, meaning place of the seal)“
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(contract_law) )

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Society of American Archivists
A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology:
locus sigilli
Definition
n. (l.s., abbr.) ~ The place where a document is to have a seal affixed.
Notes
The abbreviation l.s. often appears on certificates, indicating where the notary public's seal should be placed. It does not stand for 'legal signature.' It may also be used in a fair copy to indicate the presence of a seal in the original.
( http://www.archivists.org/glossary/term_details.asp?Definiti... )