 | Maryland. Court of Appeals, Richard W. Gill, John Johnson, Richard Wordsworth Gill - 1882 - 562 pages
..."the making a false instrument, with intent to deceive." Blackxt»itt\\ Com. 247, says that forgery is the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the prejudice of another's rights. 1 Hawk. 537. East in his crown law, 2d, 852, defines forgery to be the false making... | |
 | 1856 - 532 pages
...instrument with intent to deceive and defraud some one. It is defined in 2 Russell on Crimes, 318, "the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right." The case of The Queen v. Toshactc (1), which may be cited for the prosecution, is very distinguishable.... | |
 | James Hawkins Peck, Arthur Joseph Stansbury - 1833 - 614 pages
...Take the othei illustration put by the honorable manager, the case of forgery. What is forgery'? It is the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right. The fraudulent intention is here again an essential part of the crime. It must be done to the prejudice... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1833 - 548 pages
...Sük.) FLYING SQUIRREL. (See Squirrel.) FOHI. (See Fo.) FONT. (See Fount.) FORGERY, at common law ; the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's rights, or a making, malo animo, of any written instrument for the purpose of fraud and deceit ; the... | |
 | William Conway Keele - 1835 - 680 pages
...continues an indictable offence, punishable by fine and imprisonment. Cr. CC 232. FORGERY. FORGERY is the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the prejudice of another roan's right. It is a misdemeanor at common law, punishable by fine, imprisonment and pillory. 4 Bl.... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - 1835 - 620 pages
...Savage, CJ Forgery has been often defined by learned jurists. By Mr. Justice Blackstone, " forgery, is the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the prejudice of another's right." By Bnller, Justice, "the making a false instrument with the intent to deceive;" by... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 704 pages
...sometimes with death (o). It may with us be ment with in- »/,•. inii i • tent to defraud ; denned, at common law, to be, ' the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's (,.) Inst. 4, 18, 7. III. Forgery which is the (70) Vide ante, 233, note (15), where the existing punishments... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1836 - 1178 pages
...need not be of a public nature, nor of a writing under seal. Forgery at common law is also defined to be the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right ; and a false making, a making malo animo, of any written instrument for the purpose of fraud and deceit,... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1837 - 656 pages
...transportation or imprisonment. The remaining offence of this class is forgery, which Slackstonc defines to be " the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right." At common law this offence was punishable by fine, imprisonment, and the pillory; but by statutes passed... | |
 | Esek Cowen, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1837 - 826 pages
...410, s. 13,) as an obtaining of money upon false ptetences, it is not a forgery. The latter is defined to be " the fraudulent making, or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right." (4 SI. Com. 247.) The definitions in the other books are subsiantially the same ; (2 C/i. CL 1023 ;... | |
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Forgery at common law has been defined as 'the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right 
