| n. | 1. | Particularity. |
| 2. | A particular or peculiar case. | |
| 3. | (Law) A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified. | |
| 4. | That for which a person is distinguished, in which he is specially versed, or which he makes an object of special attention; a speciality. |
| Noun | 1. | specialty - an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" |
| 2. | specialty - a distinguishing trait | |
| 3. | specialty - the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" |
SPECIALTY, contracts. A writing sealed and delivered, containing some
agreement. 2 Serg. & Rawle, 503; 1 Binn. Rep. 261; Willes, 189; 1 P. Wms.
130. In a more confined meaning, it signifies a writing sealed and
delivered, which is given as a security for the payment of a debt, in which
such debt is particularly specified. Bac. Ab. Obligation, A.
2. Although in the body of the writing it is not said, that the parties
have set their hands and seals, yet if the instrument be really sealed it is
a specialty, and if it be not sealed, it is not a specialty, although the
parties in the body of the writing make mention of a seal. 2 Serg. & Rawle,
504; 2 Rep. 5 a; Perk. Sec. 129. Vide Bond; Debt; Obligation.
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