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signed and sealed 1. having official approval. We won't get paid until the contract is signed and sealed. Usage notes: usually refers to an agreement or contract 2. completed or made final. He'll make a decision next week, but until then the matter isn't signed and sealed. Etymology: based on a literal meaning of sign and seal (= to put your signature and an official mark on a document that shows it is legal) |
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A document, signed and sealed by the authorities, was given to me which established and endorsed the fact that I had made the ascent of the Riffelberg. The merchant thought this was no great thing to ask; that it would most likely be his dog or his cat, or something of that sort, but forgot his little boy Heinel; so he agreed to the bargain, and signed and sealed the bond to do what was asked of him. Signed and sealed on the fourth day of the eighty-ninth moon of your majesty's auspicious reign. |
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