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dis·hon·or 1 n: refusal on the part of the issuer (as a bank) to pay or accept commercial paper (as a check) when it is presented see also wrongful dishonordishonor 2 vt: to refuse to pay or accepta bank dishonor ing the checks for insufficient funds
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(nonpayment) noun
breach of faith, breach of promise, declination, default, delinquency, disregard, failure, improbity, inability to pay, inattention, inobservance, insolvency, nonacceptance, nonadherence, noncompletion, noncompliance, nonfeasance, nonfulfillment, nonobservance, nonpayment at maturity, omission, refusal to accept, refusal to pay, rejection, repudiation of payment
associated concepts: dishonor of checks, dishonor of negotiated instruments, notice of dishonor
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(shame) noun
abasement, abjection, abjectness, aspersion, attaint, bad character, bad favor, bad name, bad reputation, bad repute, badge of infamy, baseness, blemish, blot, brand, calumny, contempt, contumely, debasement, decrial, defamation, defilement, degradation, depravity, derogation, detraction, deviation from rectitude, disapprobation, discredit, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, disparagement, disreputability, disrepute, disrespect, humiliation, ignobility, ignominia, ignominy, ill-fame, ill-favor, ill-repute, improbity, imputation, indignity, infamia, infamy, mgloriousness, lack of conscience, lack of honor, lack of principle, lack of probity, loss of reputation, low estimation, mockery, no repute, no standing, notoriety, obloquy, opprobrium, outrage, public disgrace, reproach, ridicule, scandal, scorn, shamefulness, slur, smear, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish, tarnished honor, traducement, turpitude, turpitudo, vileness, vilification, wickedness
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(deprive of honor) verb
abase, asperse, attaint, besmear, besmirch, blot, brand, bring into discredit, bring shame upon, cast a slur on, cast aspersions, cast reproach upon, contemn, debase, debauch, dedecorare, defame, defile, deflower, degrade, dehonestare, denigrate, denounce, deride, desecrate, despise, discredit, disgrace, disparage, expose, malign, pillory, reflect discredit upon, reproach, slur, smear, smirch, speak ill of, stain, stigmatize, stuprare, taint, tarnish, vilify
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(refuse to pay) verb
decline to pay, decline to redeem, disallow payment, disregard, evade, not observe, not pay, refuse payment, refuse to honor, repudiate, stop payment, withhold payment
associated concepts: dishonor a check, notice of dishonor
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abuse (physical misuse), abuse (violate), aspersion, attaint, bad character, bad faith, bad repute, brand (stigmatize), browbeat, contemn, contumely, corruption, debase, defame, default, defilement, degradation, demean (make lower), denigrate, denounce (condemn), derogate, discredit (noun), discredit (verb), disfavor, disgrace (noun), disgrace (verb), dishonesty, disoblige, disparage, disparagement, disregard (lack of respect), disrepute, disrespect, fail (lose), humiliate, ignominy, ill repute, impeachability, infamy, infidelity, malign, nonpayment, notoriety, obloquy, odium, onus (stigma), opprobrium, pillory, pollute, reproach (noun), reproach (verb), repudiate, scandal, shame, smear, stain, stigma, sully, tarnish, violate
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.(1) To fail to show proper respect.(2) To shame, to disgrace.(3) To refuse to accept a negotiable instrument such as a check when presented for payment.n.Shame or disgrace.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To refuse to pay the face amount of a check or the amount due on a promissory note.Category: Business, LLCs & CorporationsCategory: Personal Finance & Retirement
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v. To refuse to pay a claim embodied in a written document, such as a check or other negotiable instrument, when presented; to treat disrespectfully an object considered to have a public or sacred nature, such as a flag.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To refuse to accept or pay a draft or to pay a promissory note when duly presented.An instrument is dishonored when a necessary or optional presentment is made and due acceptance or payment is refused, or cannot be obtained within the prescribed time, or in case of bank collections, the instrument is seasonably returned by the midnight deadline; or presentment is excused and the instrument is not duly accepted or paid. Includes the insurer of a letter of credit refusing to pay or accept a draft or demand for payment.As respects the flag, to deface or defile, imputing a lively sense of shaming or an equivalent acquiescent callousness.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To refuse to accept or pay a draft or to pay a promissory note when duly presented.An instrument is dishonored when a necessary or optional presentment is made and due acceptance or payment is refused, or cannot be obtained within the prescribed time, or in case of bank collections, the instrument is seasonably returned by the midnight deadline; or presentment is excused and the instrument is not duly accepted or paid. Includes the insurer of a letter of credit refusing to pay or accept a draft or demand for payment.As respects the flag, to deface or defile, imputing a lively sense of shaming or an equivalent acquiescent callousness.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.to refuse to pay the face amount of a check or the amount due on a promissory note.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
