funds
Defined in 4 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)
United States Code
18 U.S.C. § 2339B — as used in this section
the term “funds” includes coin or currency of the United States or any other country, traveler's checks, personal checks, bank checks, money orders, stocks, bonds, debentures, drafts, letters of credit, any other negotiable instrument, and any electronic representation of any of the foregoing;
18 U.S.C. § 2339C — in this section
the term “funds” means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, however acquired, and legal documents or instruments in any form, including electronic or digital, evidencing title to, or interest in, such assets, including coin, currency, bank credits, travelers checks, bank checks, money orders, shares, securities, bonds, drafts, and letters of credit;
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Its most restricted sense, cash on hand. In a wider sense it includes commercial paper (3 B. Mon. [Ky.] 8); in a still more extended sense, property of every kind, when such property is contemplated as something to be used or applied in the payment of debts (69 Iowa, 278). FUNDUS (Lat. land). A portion of territory belonging to a person; a farm; lands, including houses. 4 Coke, 87; Co. Litt. 5a; 3 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 209.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Cash on hand: as, A B is in funds to pay my bill on him. Stocks: as, A B has one thousand dollars in the funds. By public funds is understood the taxes, customs, etc., appropriated by the government for the discharge of its obligations. In England “The Funds” are synonymous with “Government Funds,” or “Public Funds 7 H. L. C. 280; and generally mean funded securities guaranteed by the Engl Lsh government: 27 L. J. Ch. 448; but do not include foreign bonds guaranteed by England; 2 Coll. 324; nor bank stock; 7 H. L. 0. 273. FUNDUS (Lat). Land. A portion of territory belonging to a person. A farm. Lands, including houses; 4 Co. 87; Co. Lltt. 5o; 3 Bla. Com. 209.