Dishonor To refuse to pay the face amount of a check or the amount due on a promissory note.
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DISHONOR - This term is applied to the nonfulfilment of commercial engagements. To dishonor a bill of exchange, or a promissory note, is to refuse or neglect to pay it at maturity.
Dishonor
Definition - Noun
: refusal on the part of the issuer (as a bank) to pay or accept commercial paper (as a check) when it is presented
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Dishonor (business term)
Promissory Note (business term)
Presentment (legal term)
Indorsee
Accommodation Paper (in banking)
Endorser (in banking)
Forgery (in banking)
Maker (in banking)
Payment in Due Course (business term)
Instrument (finance term) ...
NOTICE OF DISHONOR. The notice given by the holder of a bill of exchange or promissory note, to a drawer or endorser on the same, that it has been dishonored, either by not being accepted in the case of a bill, ...
" TOP Pettifogger : A petty or underhanded lawyer or an attorney who sustains a professional livelihood on disreputable or dishonorable business.
Expanded Legal Definition of PetitionPettifogger A petty or underhanded lawyer or an attorney who sustains a professional livelihood on disreputable or dishonorable business.
IGNOMINY
Public disgrace, infamy, reproach, dishonor. Ignominy is the opposite of esteem. Wolff, 145. See Infamy.... more
IGNORAMUS
d of using this word, the grand jury endorse on the bill, "Not found." 4 Bl. Com. 305. Vide Grand Jury.... more ...
Unprofessional conduct: Dishonorable or immoral behavior; conduct that violates the code of ethics of one's position or profession.
A petty or underhanded lawyer or an attorney who sustains a professional livelihood on disreputable or dishonorable business. The word has also taken on an common usage definition referring to anyone prone to quibbling over details.
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actions by a lawyer using misleading statements to opposing counsel or the court, denial of oral stipulations (agreements between attorneys) previously made, threats, improper use of process or tricky and/or dishonorable means barely within the law.
 See also: Will, Condition, Law, Person, Time
  
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