"signed, sealed, and delivered" meaning in All languages combined

See signed, sealed, and delivered on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From an old English common law rule that property was not conveyed from one party to another until the document memorializing the conveyance had been signed by the conveyor, affixed with his seal, and delivered to the recipient of the property. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} signed, sealed, and delivered (not comparable)
  1. Completed, particularly with respect to the conveyance of something. Tags: not-comparable

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          "ref": "2009, Jesse Ventura, Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!, page 105",
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          "ref": "2011, Sanya Hudson-Payne, A Love I Can Trust, page 70",
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