In plain English
This status tells whether the contract already carries the needed signatures. When it is signed, the document has the signature, or all signatures, of the party or parties who are meant to sign it. It describes the contract's condition after those signatures are on it.
In context
Here, "signed" reports that the contract now has the signature of the signer who was to sign it.
- Situation
- Reading agreement sections, parties, dates, signatures, and execution status
- What it communicates
- reports that a signer has completed a signature.
Meaning limits
By itself, "signed" does not identify who signed or when the signature was added.
Examples
“The contract on the desk was signed, but the duplicate still lacked the last signature.”
“Please return the signed contract to the office by post.”