...FORGERY, in Law [from the French accuderet _fabriearc\, may be defined at common law the fraudulent makin fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the prejudice of another man's right; "or it is the crime of imitating the subscription of title to sue or to defend, or transferring...

...banishment, sometimes with death (d), may with us be defined (at common law) to be, ••orgery. — tjie fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right (e). To constitute a forgery — (1) It is not necessary that the whole instrument should be...

...discarded ; and it is now well settled that forgery, in the sense of the common law, may be defined as " the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the prejudice of another man's right." ' It may be common law is defined by Russell (2 Crin,. Law, 318), and his dffinition has been...

...calender of public offences against the property of an individual ; I need only define the crime : It is a fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another person. Having, in this manner marked out to you the distinguishing features of the principal crimes...

...was modified by our criminal procedure. "Forgery at common law," says Blackstone (4 Com. 247), "is the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another's rights;" and by Mr. East is said to be "the false making or altering maJo animo of any written...

...Rep. 96; 10 Cox, CC 118, 11 Jur. NS, 807. Forgery is defined in 4 Bl. Com. 247, to be " the fradnlent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right ;" and this is substantially the definition accepted and approved of in Reg л-. Smith, 1 Dearsley...

...Majesty to enlist, was held bad. Re Martin, 10 U. 0., LJ, 130. FORGERY. This offence is defined as the fraudulent making or alteration •of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right. Re Smith, 4 PR (Ont.), 216. The offence is a misdemeanor at common law. It is now governed by...

...260. FORGERY. The name of a crime recognized and punished by the common law, in which it was defined to be the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the prejudice of another's right. See 4 Bl. Com. 247. It is now almost everywhere defined by statute; and the statutory...

...penal servitude, or imprisonment, &c. Define forgery ', and what is the essence of the crime ? It is the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's rights, or of a stamp to the prejudice of the revenue. The intention to defraud is the essence of forgery,...

...of said firm of Rinehart & Stevens. Forgery, at common law, is defined by Sir William Blackstoue, as the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another's rights; and by Mr. East as the false making or altering or uttering, malo animo, of any written...