noun
uttering (false documents); unauthorized use
Legal term for the crime of using forged or unauthorized documents as if they were genuine. Primarily used in criminal law contexts.
偽造文書を行使したとして、行使罪で起訴された。
He was indicted for uttering, having used forged documents.
行使罪は、文書偽造罪とともに処罰されることが多い。
Uttering is often punished together with forgery of documents.
Compound of 行使 (use, exercise) and 罪 (crime). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern legal coinage.