In plain English
This refers to the version of the contract that has actually been signed, rather than an unsigned draft. The signatures shown must be from every party who is required to sign. It is a copy of the contract that shows those required signatures.
In context
Here, it indicates that the file or attachment is the contract copy showing the signatures of all parties required to sign.
- Situation
- Reading agreement sections, parties, dates, signatures, and execution status
- What it communicates
- labels the signed version available as a file or attachment.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not establish anything beyond the presence of all required signatures on a copy of the contract.
Examples
“The executed copy of the lease bore both signatures, while the draft beside it had only one.”
“They attached the executed copy to the email with the revised payment dates.”