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backdate

[bak-dayt] / ˈbækˌdeɪt /


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In addition to the documents which Deloitte helped to backdate, Abramovich's advisers at MeritServus falsified a third set of records.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

They may not backdate documents, pressure cognitively impaired clients, transfer funds to their own accounts or add themselves as joint owners without clear authorization.ves as a joint account owner without consent.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026

The commission has also accused Lee of helping Englander backdate checks to repay the businessman who comped the hotel rooms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025

They accepted the deal in September after the company agreed to backdate the increase by an extra month.

From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 2022

V. misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate†; anticipate; take no note of time, lose track of time; anachronize†.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

Deloitte Cyprus reviewed the backdated documents and said they were "adequate" to allow them to remove the assets from Amiscan's accounts.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

BBC Panorama and the Bureau for Investigative Journalism uncovered hundreds of documents that were falsified and backdated to conceal his wealth and evade tax.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Ministers are seeking to put a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British expats, backdated to 25 March 2026.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

However, the ban has been backdated to start when she was initially suspended on 2 June 2025.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

It felt like I was getting backdated karma for being a good person.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

That simple comparison made backdating far more difficult to conceal, allowing investors to see whether grant dates had been chosen on days with low share prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

After a civil court challenge the council was forced to release the data, which showed changes to three records had been made after the incident, including backdating records.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

By early 2015, months before Wired published its article, he was locked in disputes with the Australian tax office, which accused him of backdating documents and conducting “sham transactions,” court records show.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

In 1936, he opened the Jules Maes Saloon at 5919 Airport Way S., slyly backdating its founding to 1888.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Karatz, the former CEO of KB Home, was convicted in 2010 of lying about stock-option backdating and later sentenced to house arrest at his Bel-Air mansion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023


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