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An embossed or printed device making a document an official copy.
Also known as: Embossed mark on a court document, Stamp on a court order
A raised or stamped emblem applied by the court. It is what distinguishes a sealed order — which can be enforced — from a printout of the same words, and the distinction is procedural rather than symbolic.
An emblem embossed, impressed or printed on a document by a court, certifying it as an official record or order of that court.
A record about how a reference is written, not about what the law says. Nothing here is legal advice.
Procedural rather than decorative. An order takes effect when it is sealed, so the date of sealing rather than the date of the hearing is frequently the operative one.
Increasingly applied electronically, which is why a modern sealed order may carry a printed device and a digital signature rather than an impression in the paper.
A circular emblem, raised in the paper or printed in a single colour, containing a coat of arms or device with the court's name curving round the rim.