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LESSON N. 21: CLICCA SOTTO PER IL VIDEO
Transcript:
Hello!
Today we look at the difference between sign and execute.
Sign simply means to affix or put your signature to something, eg:
- Please sign here.
Execute is a process which means to sign with all the formalities like witnesses, stamping or delivering, eg:
- The parties executed the agreement in my office.
- The Managing Director will execute the deed next week.
- IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this agreement as of the date set forth above.
- The deed was executed before the notary.
Many other languages do not make a distinction between sign and execute, so execute will nearly always be translated into your language as sign (sottoscrivere; sottoscrivere debitamente).
Remember, if you want to ask someone to perform the action of putting their signature to a document, then the order is not execute, eg:
- Please sign above the line (Not: Please execute above the line).
- Please write your name and surname legibly (non si usa “sign” per dire “firma leggibile”).
Execute also has 2 other meanings in Legal English
Execute (perform)
Execute is used to mean do/perform the obligations of a contact. It means to fulfill (adempiere) what the contact foresees, eg:
- This agreement requires parties to execute their contractual undertakings (impegni) by 31 March.
- She was unable to execute (rispettare) the terms of the contract.
Execute (put to death – giustiziare)
Execute is used to mean put to death, eg:
- A prisoner on Death Row will be executed in accordance with their sentence.
Thank you very much and see you next time for more Peter’s Pills to improve your Legal English!
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