sign vt
1: to affix a signature to: ratify or attest by hand or seal
sign a bill into law; specif: to write or mark something (as a signature) on (a document) as an acknowledgment of one's intention to be bound by it
2: to assign or convey formally
sign ed the property over to his brother
sign·er n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.