UTTERING

Uttering

In the law of countries whose legal systems derive from English common law, uttering is a crime similar to forgery. Uttering and forgery were originally common law offences, both misdemeanours. Forgery was the creation of a forged document, with the intent to defraud; whereas uttering was merely use — the passing — of a forged document, that someone else had made, with the intent to defraud. In law, uttering is synonymous with publication, and the distinction made between the common law offences was that forgery was the fabrication of a forged instrument and uttering was the publication of that instrument . Statute law offences of ...

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uttering

Noun

  1. An utterance; something spoken.
  2. The crime of knowingly presenting forged documentation; uttering and publishing.
    The girl using a fake ID to enter a bar was guilty of uttering.

Verb



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