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{{def|Wet signature|/wɛtˈ sɪɡnətʃə/|n| | {{def|Wet signature|/wɛtˈ sɪɡnətʃə/|n|{{image|JohnHancocksSignature|svg|The original wet signature, or “[[John Hancock]]”, on the Declaration of Independence. Yes; ''that’s'' why it is called a “[[John Hancock]]”.}}}}Evidence of the meeting of one’s mind with that one’s counterpart’s by means of ink on paper. Thus, in the minds of certain [[muggle]]s, something somehow sacred, unimpeachable and pure. As it has been applied to paper by that most analogue of means: a human hand, it has a semblance of authenticity about it: it is hard, if not impossible, to accurately copy someone else’s signature, so there is some comfort in knowing the one in front of you was definitely applied to the paper by a real human hand. | ||
There is, at any rate, if you know what your correspondent’s normal signature usually looks like, or have an authenticated example to compare it against. Just one of the fun games negotiators indulge in is checking that the person who has signed their agreement indeed is who he says he is, and is [[Capacity and authority|suitably authorised by the organisation he claims to represent]]. Anyway, we are getting distracted. | There is, at any rate, if you know what your correspondent’s normal signature usually looks like, or have an authenticated example to compare it against. Just one of the fun games negotiators indulge in is checking that the person who has signed their agreement indeed is who he says he is, and is [[Capacity and authority|suitably authorised by the organisation he claims to represent]]. Anyway, we are getting distracted. | ||