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In law, countersignature refers to a second signature onto a document. For example, a contract or other official document signed by the representative of a company may be countersigned by their supervisor to verify the authority of the representative.

As soon as the document opens in the editor, click Sign in the top toolbar. Create your electronic signature by typing, drawing, or adding your handwritten signature's image from your device. Then, click Save and sign. Click anywhere on a document to Countersign In-person.

Transitive verb. If you countersign a document, you sign it after someone else has signed it. The president has so far refused to countersign the prime minister's desperate decree. French Translation of. 'countersign'

A countersignature is undertaken to certify that the action or provisions in the document have been approved by both the signer and the other party in question. When two parties sign a contract, the first party will sign, then the second party will countersign to confirm their agreement with the contract.

Your countersignatory must: have known you (or the adult who signed the form if the passport is for a child under 16) for at least 2 years. be able to identify you, for example they're a friend, neighbour or colleague (not just someone who knows you professionally)

FAQs Open Adobe Acrobat. Upload your PDF. Go to Tools. Scroll down to Forms and Certificates. Select ?Open?, under ?Certificates? Select ?Digitally Sign? on the top bar. Click Configure New Digital ID. Fill in the relevant data.

If you prefer to counter-sign after the first signer, go to the PDF edit and drag and drop in a regular signature and save it as 'Signer 2'. When you come to send the document add your own details as signer 2.