Legal Definitions - paraph

1. A fancy design or symbol that is added after a signature to prevent forgery.
2. A signature made by a notary public on a document, along with the date, names of the parties, and seal.

To add a fancy design or symbol after a signature to prevent forgery.

• After signing the check, she added a unique paraph to prevent anyone from forging her signature.
• The notary public added a paraph to the document to make it official.

The examples illustrate how a paraph is used to prevent forgery. In the first example, the person adds a unique design to their signature to make it harder for someone to copy it. In the second example, the notary public adds their signature and seal to the document to make it official and prevent anyone from altering it.