"Any mark made with the intent of recording assent to a proposition is a signature. ..intent and assent are elements distinguishing a signature froman ordinary writing."
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology - Volume 27
Issue 3 September-October / Article 5 / Fall 1936
Fingerprint Signatures (A Word of Caution Concerning Their Use)
_George Tyler Mairs
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 7, page 714Printed copy from The Tender For Law Anthology, Volume 7, page 714 (printed 13 June 2014). Added by this site; not part of the Facebook export.