common seal
Britishnoun
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It’s also a vital food source for many fish, sharks, marine mammals and birds — namely the common seal, California sea lion, Chinook salmon, blue shark, Brandt’s cormorant — and, of course, humans.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
The possession of a common seal, though, as already stated, not conclusive of the corporate character, is an incident of every corporation aggregate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
There were constant complaints by the nuns that the Prioress kept the common seal in her own custody and performed all business without consulting them.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
All certificates or other evidences of deposit made by the proper officers shall be as binding on the Corporation as if they were made under their common seal.
From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams
They were a corporate body and could have a common seal.
From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Edward Allen Bell
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