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The seal is used to execute a legal document or guarantee the document's authenticity. A seal is unique to a sealer and is used by government agencies, corporations and notaries public to show that the document is validly executed, acknowledged or witnessed. [Last updated in June of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]

A seal, in biblical times as today, is used to guarantee security or indicate ownership. Ancient seals were often made of wax, embedded with the personalized imprint of their guarantor. The Roman authorities used such a seal to secure Jesus' tomb ( Matt ).

Under common law, documents that were signed under seal were considered more reliable and therefore given greater deference and protection under the law primarily in the form of a longer statute of limitations ? much longer. In some states, the statute of limitations for contracts signed under seal is 20 years.

At some point, you may encounter the presence of "L.S." on a certificate. "L.S." is the abbreviation of the term Locus Sigilli, which means "place of the seal." It appears on some documents to indicate where the Notary's seal should be placed. Seals should be placed near "L.S." on a certificate and not over the words.

Seals are used primarily to authenticate documents, specifically those which carry some legal import. There are two main ways in which a seal may be attached to a document.

The word ?SEAL? at the end of (or below) a signature line means 'signature'. For example, a mortgage note or Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Texas Deed of Trust will have ?(Seal)? at the end of the line for the borrower's signature. A person's signature is considered their seal.

Seals are used primarily to authenticate documents, specifically those which carry some legal import.