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ut·ter·ing

   [uht-er-ing]
noun Law.
the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see utter1, -ing1

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Uttering is always a great word to know.
So is testify. Does it mean:
to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court
reasonable ground for a belief, as that the accused was guilty of the crime, used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution
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ut·ter

1   [uht-er]
verb (used with object)
1.
to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
2.
to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice: to utter a sigh.
3.
Phonetics. to produce (speech sounds, speechlike sounds, syllables, words, etc.) audibly, with or without reference to formal language.
4.
to express (oneself or itself), especially in words.
5.
to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice: The engine uttered a shriek.
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6.
to express by written or printed words.
7.
to make publicly known; publish: to utter a libel.
8.
to put into circulation, as coins, notes, and especially counterfeit money or forged checks.
9.
to expel; emit.
10.
Obsolete. to publish, as a book.
11.
Obsolete. to sell.
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verb (used without object)
12.
to employ the faculty of speech; use the voice to talk, make sounds, etc.: His piety prevented him from uttering on religion.
13.
to sustain utterance; undergo speaking: Those ideas are so dishonest they will not utter.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English outren (see out, -er6); cognate with German äussern to declare

Related forms
ut·ter·a·ble, adjective
ut·ter·er, noun
ut·ter·less, adjective
un·ut·tered, adjective
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Word Origin & History

utter
"speak, say," c.1400, in part from M.L.G. utern "to turn out, show, speak," from uter "outer," comparative adj. formed from ut "out;" in part from M.E. verb outen "to disclose," from O.E. utan "to put out," from ut (see out). Cf. Ger. äussern "to utter, express," from aus
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"out;" and colloquial phrase out with it "speak up!" Formerly also used as a commercial verb (as release is now). Utterance "that which is uttered" is attested from c.1454.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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