Quarter Seal

Scottish Law: Quarter Seal in the Past

The seal kept by the director of the chancery in Scotland (see more about this legal system) is so called. It is in the shape and impression of the fourth part of the great seal. Bell’s Scotch Law Diet. h. t. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about quarter seal is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including quarter seal.

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