Check
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Cheque.
A check resembles an inland bill of 'exchange. It is an order on a bank or banker for the payment of money to the drawer, or a third person, order, or bearer. There is, however, no distinct acceptance; no days of grace are allowed; and it is not a matter of credit, but an appropriation of money in the hands of the bank.