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.
He was indicted for uttering, having used forged documents.
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.