bad check
noun[C]
USus/ˌbæd ˈtʃek/uk/ˌbæd ˈtʃek/(UKbad cheque)acheckthat has been written for anamountofmoneythat thepersonwriting itknowsthey do not have, so it cannot bepaid:
Thefraudstersopenabankaccountinyournameandwritebadcheckson thataccount.
Thefinesrangefromciviltrafficviolationstocriminalchargessuch aspassing(= givingpeople)badchecks.
- Intheory, ajudgecoulddisbandalegitimateorganizationifitsleaderswereconvictedofevenminorcrimessuch aspassingabadcheck.
- Theycontendthat hefailedtopayforauctionvehiclesandwrotebadchecksfor thepurchaseofvehicles.
- He wasfoundto have written 86badchecks,totaling$270,000.
- He was aconvicteddrugdealerandpurveyorofbadcheckswith alongrapsheet.
Fraud & corruption
- anti-bribery
- anti-corruption
- anti-counterfeiting
- anti-fraud
- Augean
- bribe
- dolus
- embezzle
- embezzlement
- extortion
- false accounting
- insider dealing
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- match-fixing
- money laundering
- passsomethingoff assomething
- phishing
- pyramid scheme
- siphon
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