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Legal Definition and Related Resources of Check

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Meaning of Check

A particular form of demand for money on a bank. A written order on a bank for payment of money on demand. state v Crawford, 13 La. Ann. 300. A check is a written order or request for the payment of money addressed to a bank or banker. Rogers v Durant, 11 S.Ct. 754, 140 U.S. 298, 35 L.Ed. 481. A check is a conditional payment only and therefore the holder may sue on his original claim which revives when payment on the check is refused. See Anderson v national Bank of Tacoma, 264 P. 8, 146 Wash. 520. The drawer of a check can stop payment on the check until the time of payment by the bank. The giving of a check does not operate as an assignment of the drawer's funds on credit at the drawee's bank. capital National Bank in Austin v Wootton, (Tex.Civ.App.) 369 S. W.2d 475. For a contrary view see Morrison v Bailey, 5 Ohio St. 13, 64 Am. Dec. 632.A check differs from a bill of exchange in that commonly a check is honored by presentment for payment while a bill of exchange by presentment for acceptance.

Check Alternative Definition

Contracts. A written order or request, addressed to a bank or persons carrying on the business of banking, by a party having money in their hands, on deposit, desiring them to pay, on presentment, to a person therein named, or bearer, or to such person, or order, a named sum of money. The chief differences between checks and bills of exchange are: First, a check is not due until presented, and, consequently, it can be negotiated any time before presentment, and yet not subject the holder to any equities existing between the previous parties. 3 Johns. Cas. (N. Y.) 5, 9; 9 Barn. & C. 388; Chit. Bills (8th Ed.) 546. Secondly, the drawer of a check is not discharged for want of immediate presentment with due diligence, while the drawer of a bill of exchange is. The drawer of a check is only discharged by such neglect when he sustains actual damage by it, and then only pro tanto. 6 Cow. (N. Y.) 484; Kent, Comm. lect. 44 (5th Ed.) p. 104, note; 3 Johns. Cas. (N. Y.) 5, 259; 10 Wend. (N. Y.) 306; 2 Hill (N. Y.) 425. Thirdly, the death of the drawer of a check rescinds the authority of the banker to pay it, while the death of the drawer of a bill of exchange does not alter the relations of the parties. 3 Man. & G. 571-573. Fourthly, checks, unlike bills of exchange, are always payable without grace. 25 Wend. (N. Y.) 672; 6 Hill (N. Y.) 174.

Synonyms of Check

(Bar), noun

• abeyance

• arrest

• barricade

• barrier

• block

• blockage

• cessation

• checkmate

• control

• curb

• damper

• deadlock

• deadstop

• delay

• detainment

• detention

• disruption

• drawback

• embargo

• estoppel

• foil

• frustration

• full stop

• halt

• hindrance

• impediment

• impedimentum

• impedition

• injunction

• interference

• interruption

• limitation

• mora

• obstacle

• obstruction

• opposition

• preclusion

• prohibition

• proscription

• rebuff

• regulation

• rejection

• restraint

• restriction

• retardation

• retardment

• standstill

• stop

• stoppage

• stopper

• suspension

• trammel

(Inspect), verb

• audit

• balance accounts

• canvass

• case

• check up

• examine

• experiment

• explore

• go over

• inquire into

• inventory

• investigate

• keep watch

• look for flaws

• look into

• look over

• make a reconnaissance

• make a trial run

• monitor

• observe

• overhaul

• overlook

• oversee

• peruse

• probe

• query

• question

• quiz

• reconnoiter

• reexamine

• regard carefully

• regulate

• review

• run checks on

• run tests on

• sample

• scan

• scrutinize

• search into

• see about

• study

• subject to scrutiny

• superintend

• supervise

• survey

• take stock

• test

• try

• verify

• watch

(Instrument), noun

• bank paper

• banknote

• bill

• bill of exchange

• certificate

• commercial instrument

• commercial paper

• debenture

• draft

• fiduciary currency

• money order

• negotiable paper

• note

• order on a bank

• paper money

• security

• sight draft

• treasury note Associated Concepts: acceptance of a check

• altered check

• bad check

• bank check

• bearer check

• bill of exchange

• cashier's check

• certified check

• check payable on demand

• conditional check

• conversion of a check

• delivery of a check

• deposit of a check

• dishonored check

• drawee

• drawer

• endorsed check

• endorsement

• forged check

• holder in due course of a check

• insufficient funds

• order check

• pay check

• payee

• payment of a check

• postdated check

• presentment of a check

• registered check

• time check

• unauthorized endorsement

• worthless check

(Restrain), verb

• abate

• adjust

• arrest

• attemper

• bate

• block

• bring to a standstill

• call a halt

• cause a stoppage

• constrain

• control

• countercheck

• curb

• cut off

• delay

• detain

• deter

• diminish

• discourage

• dissuade

• draw rein

• encumber

• estop

• freeze

• frustrate

• halt

• head off

• hinder

• hold in check

• impair

• impede

• impedite

• inhibit

• intercept

• interrupt

• intervene

• keep back

• keep under control

• lay under restraint

• limit

• obstruct

• overpower

• put a restraint upon

• put a stop to

• put an end to

• put under restraint

• restrain

• restrict

• retard

• run counter

• set back

• slow

• slow down

• stalemate

• stand in the way

• stem

• stop

• stultify

• suppress

• thwart

• undermine

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Bank Check, Bank Note, Bank Bill, , Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Draft, , Holder In Due Course, Impede, Indorsement, Interfere, Issue, Kiting, Negotiable Instrument, Obstruct, Overdraft, Overdue, Payee, Remittance, Restrain, Restrictive Endorsement, Stale, Travellers Check.

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