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  • worthless check — A check payment of which has been refused for want of funds on deposit to the credit of the drawer …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • check — n 1: something that limits or restrains see also checks and balances 2: a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person s order on demand see also negotiable instrument compa …   Law dictionary

  • uttering worthless check — Obtaining goods or money by drawing and delivering a check on a bank in which the drawer has no funds or credit. 32 Am J2d False Pret § 19 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • worthless — Destitute of worth, of no value or use. Spring City Foundry Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 292 U.S. 182, 54 S.Ct. 644, 78 L.Ed. 1200 @ worthless check A check drawn on a bank account which is no longer open or on an account with funds… …   Black's law dictionary

  • check kiting — n. A scam in which an individual deposits worthless checks in different banks and uses his or her good credit to withdraw funds before the checks clear, attempting to deposit the money into the account on which the check is drawn before the… …   Law dictionary

  • check–kiting — check–kit·ing / chek ˌkī tiŋ/ n: the practice of drawing on uncollected funds during the time needed to clear a check deposited in a bank esp. if the check is worthless – called also kiting; ◇ Check kiting typically works this way: a check drawn… …   Law dictionary

  • check passer — noun Etymology: check (II) (draft) : one that passes worthless checks …   Useful english dictionary

  • bad check — noun deceptive check, defective check, forged check, fraudulent check, inutile check, invalid check, nugatory check, returned check, rubber check, suppositious check, unmarketable check, unserviceable check, unsound check, useless check,… …   Law dictionary

  • bad check — A check which is dishonored on presentation for payment because of no, or insufficient, funds or closed bank Writing or passing of bad checks is a misdemeanor in most states. Model Penal Code No. 224.5. See also check kiting worthless (worthless… …   Black's law dictionary

  • bad check — A check which is dishonored on presentation for payment because of no, or insufficient, funds or closed bank Writing or passing of bad checks is a misdemeanor in most states. Model Penal Code No. 224.5. See also check kiting worthless (worthless… …   Black's law dictionary

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