Illegally floating checks, commonly referred to as check kiting. An attempt to be paid for bad checks written between different accounts by taking advantage of the time which it takes between a bank's payment and recording. … [Read more...] about KITING
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KING’S EVIDENCE
When several persons are charged with a crime, and one of them gives evidence against his accomplices, on the promise of being granted a pardon, he is said to be admitted king's or (in America) state's evidence. 4 Steph. Comm. 395; Sweet. … [Read more...] about KING’S EVIDENCE
KLEPTOMANIA
In medical jurisprudence. A form (or symptom) of mania, consisting In an irresistible propensity to steal. See INSANITY. … [Read more...] about KLEPTOMANIA
KING’S PROCTOR
A proctor or solicitor representing the crown in the former practice of the courts of probate and divorce. In petitions for dissolution of marriage, or for declarations of nullity of marriage, the king's proctor may, under the direction of the attorney general, and by leave of the court, intervene in the suit for the purpose of proving collusion between the parties. Mozley … [Read more...] about KING’S PROCTOR
KNAVE
A rascal; a false, tricky, or deceitful person. The word originally meant a boy, attendant, or servant, but long-continued usage has given it its present signification. … [Read more...] about KNAVE