uttering

uttering
index disclosure (act of disclosing)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


uttering
in the criminal law of Scotland, the crime of using as genuine a fabricated writ intended to pass for that of someone else. It does not matter that the document was forged by someone else. forgery, unless criminalised by statute, is not a crime in Scotland.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.

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  • Uttering — Utter Ut ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Uttering}.] [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out, AS. [=u]tian to put out, eject, fr. [=u]t out. [root]198. See {Out}, and cf. {Utter}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. To put forth or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uttering — noun a) An utterance; something spoken. The girl using a fake ID to enter a bar was guilty of uttering. b) The crime of knowingly presenting forged documentation; uttering and publishing …   Wiktionary

  • Uttering a forged document — is a criminal act under the Criminal Code of Canada, Section 368 regarding the forgery of documents. The maximum penalty for this crime is an indictable offence of up to 10 years in prison.External links* [http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/c 46/sec368 …   Wikipedia

  • Uttering and publishing — In United States law, uttering and publishing is a crime similar to counterfeiting. Uttering is the act of offering a forged document to another when the offerer has knowledge that the document is forged. [ State v. Greenlee , 272 N.C. 651, 657,… …   Wikipedia

  • uttering — /ut euhr ing/, n. Law. the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud. [1350 1400; ME; see UTTER1, ING1] * * * …   Universalium

  • uttering — ut·ter || ÊŒtÉ™(r) v. say, voice; express, pronounce, articulate adj. complete, total, absolute …   English contemporary dictionary

  • uttering — /ˈʌtərɪŋ/ (say utuhring) noun (in criminal law) the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud. {utter1 + ing1} …  

  • uttering — /ut euhr ing/, n. Law. the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud. [1350 1400; ME; see UTTER1, ING1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • uttering and publishing counterfeit — Declaring or asserting, directly or indirectly, by words or acts, that money or a note offered to another is good. 20 Am J2d Counterf § 4 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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