backdating

backdating
Predating a document or instrument prior to the date it was actually drawn. The negotiability of an instrument is not affected by the fact that it is backdated.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


backdating
Predating a document or instrument prior to the date it was actually drawn. The negotiability of an instrument is not affected by the fact that it is backdated.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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