Check

Definition - Noun
1  : something that limits or restrains
see also checks and balances
2  : a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person's order on demand
see also negotiable instrument
compare draft



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intrinsic fraud

fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud


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