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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

MeritServus then created a series of backdated documents which falsely purported to show that Kravin was only holding and investing the funds on behalf of its parent company in the BVI.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Payments can only be backdated for three months, meaning some families could be missing out on hundreds of pounds in the fog of new parenthood.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

EagleBank backdated the client’s loan payments to make it appear as though they were on time, the settlement says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

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

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

As had been reported in The Wall Street Journal, many well-timed option awards weren’t the product of luck, but of a widespread practice known as backdating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

He added that Telegram was making its "edited" label more prominent to help prevent backdating scams.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

The Ethics Commission has accused Lee and Englander of backdating the checks to Aug. 4 — before they were interviewed by the FBI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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


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