ACT AND DEED

By SovConn | August 6, 2014

act  and  deed.  1.  A  formally  delivered  written  instrument  that  memorializes  a  bargain  or

transaction. 2.Hist. Words in a traditional spoken formula used when signing a legal instrument. •

Immediately after signing, the party would touch the seal and declare, “I deliver this as my act and

deed.” [Blacks Law 8th]

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