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Subscription Definition

(Lat. sub, under, scribo, to write). 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. 7 Bing. 457; 2 Ves. Sr. 454; 1 Atk. 177; 1 Ves. Jr. 11; 3 P. Wms. 253; 1 Ves. & B. 392. “Subscribe,” according to both its popular and literal signification, requires a signature at the end of a document. 4 Colo. 282. See “Signature; Subscribe.” The act by which a person contracts, in writing, to furnish a sum of money for a particular purpose; as, a subscription to a charitable institution, a subscription lor a book, for a newspaper, and the like.

Subscription in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias

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Subscription Subscription in the World Legal Encyclopedia.
Subscription Subscription in the European Legal Encyclopedia.
Subscription Subscription in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia.
Subscription Subscription in the UK Legal Encyclopedia.
Subscription Subscription in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia.

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Subscription Subscription in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Subscription Subscription in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.

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Resource Description
Subscription in the Dictionaries Subscription in our legal dictionaries
http://lawi.us/subscription The URI of Subscription (more about URIs)
Subscription related entries Find related entries of Subscription

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(Lat. sub, under, scribo, to write). 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. 7 Bing. 457; 2 Ves. Sr. 454; 1 Atk. 177; 1 Ves. Jr. 11; 3 P. Wms. 253; 1 Ves. & B. 392. “Subscribe,” according to both its popular and literal signification, requires a signature at the end of a document. 4 Colo. 282. See “Signature; Subscribe.” The act by which a person contracts, in writing, to furnish a sum of money for a particular purpose; as, a subscription to a charitable institution, a subscription lor a book, for a newspaper, and the like.

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This definition of Subscription Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This definition needs to be proofread..

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    OneBill Provides Subscription Commerce Platform., Entertainment Close-up; February 16, 2012

    Sandlot Corporation: subscriptions aren’t just for print anymore. (Profile)., EContent; February 1, 2003; Misek, Marla

    Inmet Amends Subscription Agreement for Purchase of $500 million of Subscription Receipts by Temasek Holdings Subsidiary, Manufacturing Close-Up; January 3, 2011

    Apple Launches Subscriptions on App Store, Wireless News; February 21, 2011

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    Tricap Restructuring Fund Acquires Subscription Receipts of Western Forest Products, CCNMatthews Newswire; April 7, 2006


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