utter

To put or send (as a forged check) into circulation; to publish or put forth; to offer. To utter and publish an instrument, as a counterfeit note, is to declare or assert, directly or indirectly, by words or actions, that it is good; uttering it is a declaration that it is good, with an intention or offer to pass it. To utter, as used in a statute against forgery and counterfeiting, means to offer, whether accepted or not, a forged instrument, with the representation, by words or actions, that the same is genuine.

The phrase "utters or publishes as true", as used in federal forgery statute, means to make or attempt any use of a written or printed instrument or document, such as an attempt to place a check in circulation (as when it is presented for payment), whereby, or in connection with which, some assertion, representation or claim is made to another in some way or manner, directly or indirectly, expressly or impliedly, or by words or conduct, that the check or document is genuine

United States v Rader, W.D.Ark., 185 F.Supp. 224, aff d 288 F.2d 452

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, adj

Entire; complete; absolute; total