Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bank Check

A check drawn by one bank on its account in another bank. The drawer bank on such a check has the right to issue a stop payment to the drawee bank. See Bruno v Collective federal Savings and Loan Assn. 370 A.2d874, 147 N.J. Super. 115.

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What does Bank Check mean in American Law?

The definition of Bank Check in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

The term may refer to either (a) an ordinary check drawn by a depositor on a bank; (b) a bank draft; or (c) a cashier”s check. For this reason, the term should be avoided whenever precision is important.

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See Also

• Check
• Exchange