nonsignature

English

Etymology

non- +‎ signature

Noun

nonsignature (countable and uncountable, plural nonsignatures)

1. (uncountable) Absence of a signature; failure to sign.
   • 1973, Barbara D. Dennis, Gerald George Somers, Labor Arbitration at the Quarter-Century Mark: Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting, page 172:

     Despite several decisions on nonsignature, the court cases on this subject deal only with unanimous awards.

2. (countable) That which is not a signature.
   • 1979, George H. Warfel, Identification Technologies: Computer, Optical, and Chemical Aids to Personal ID, page 103:

     But there are many cases where a signature is made that is actually a nonsignature. The bad-check files are full of signatures of “Ima Thief,” “U. R. Had,” and “George Q. Washington,” etc.