...fashion or shape he will."* And there is much reason for the suggestion, forgery being defined as " the fraudulent making, or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right •" f or, according to another high authority, " the false making, with a corrupt mind, of any written...

...and solitary confinement may be superadded. IX. Forgery and Uttering. — Forgery is the frauulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right, with a view to put it off as a genuine document, so as to defraud some one (Reg. v. Marcut, 2 Car....

...was used. The third count is for forgery of the name of John Linnell on a picture. Forgery is defined to be the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the 1858. prejudice of another's right (2 Ruas. on Crimes, 318). GLOSS'S In the case of a written instrument,...

...1040, SC ; and see 2 East, PC 856. 2 Burn, J., 24th ed. 492, S. death. (о) It may with us be defined at common law to be "the fraudulent making or alteration...writing to the prejudice of another man's right," for (•) Inst. 4, 18, 7. C. Expunging an endorsement on a bank-note with a liquor unknown has been holden...

...statute, the gist of the crime of forgery is fraud. At common law, the crime of forgery was defined to be "the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's rights." (4 Blac. Com., 247.) As the wants of civilization and commercial necessity established paper...

...made and uttered by the prisoner with intent to defraud. The definition of forgery at common law is "the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right:" (2 Rus. on Crimes, 318; 4 Black. Com. 247 ; Stark. Crim. Law, 468 ; 2 East.^PC c. 19, a. 49, p. 965):...

...of as such court shall think fit. (e) " Forge or counterfeit." — Forgery at common law is defined to be " the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right," or as "a false making, a making, maloanimo, of any written instrument for the purpose of fraud and...

...that the facts proved at the trial amount to proof of a forgery by .Brown. Blackstoue defines forgery at Common Law to be "the fraudulent making or alteration...writing to the prejudice of another man's right." [BLACKBUKX, J. — It is not enough even to show that it is a forgery at Common Law : yon must show...

...civil law with deportation or banishment, and sometimes with death ( h). It may with us be defined, at common law, to be the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing,] or seal, [to the prejudice of another man's right ;] or of a stamp, to the prejudice of the revenue...

...frauds of that description, were not felonies. "Forgery," says .Blackstone, "may with us be defined at common law, to be the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the Bell v. Cafferty. prejudice of another man's right; for which the offender may suffer fine, imprisonment,...