utter a forged instrument

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• uttering a forged instrument — The crime of passing a false or worthless instrument, such as a check, or counterfeit security, with the intent to defraud or injure the recipient. See e.g. 18 U.S.C.A. No.No. 472, 479, 483. See counterfeit forgery utter …   Black's law dictionary

• utter — To put or send (as a forged check) into circulation; to publish or put forth; to offer. To utter and publish an instrument, as a counterfeit note, is to declare or assert, directly or indirectly, by words or actions, that it is good; uttering it… …   Black's law dictionary

• utter — ut·ter vt: to put (as a counterfeit note) into circulation as if genuine convicted of utter ing a forged check ut·ter·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• publish — pub·lish vt 1: to make known to another or to the public generally ◇ For purposes of defamation, a defamatory communication made to only one third party may be considered published. 2 a: to proclaim officially publish an enactment b: to declare… …   Law dictionary

• forgery — The false making or the material altering of a document with the intent to defraud. A signature of a person that is made without the person s consent and without the person otherwise authorizing it. A person is guilty of forgery if, with purpose… …   Black's law dictionary

• forgery — The false making or the material altering of a document with the intent to defraud. A signature of a person that is made without the person s consent and without the person otherwise authorizing it. A person is guilty of forgery if, with purpose… …   Black's law dictionary

• publish — To make public; to circulate; to make known to people in general. To issue; to put into circulation. To utter; to present (e.g. a forged instrument) for payment. To declare or assert, directly or indirectly, by words or actions, that a forged… …   Black's law dictionary

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium