“...uttering a forged instrument...
That’s a new one to me.
uttering a forged instrument = writing bad checks.
From Wikipedia:
“Uttering is a crime involving a person with the intent to defraud that knowingly sells, publishes or passes a forged or counterfeited document. More specifically, forgery creates a falsified document and uttering is the act of knowingly passing on or using the forged document.”
Passing counterfeit banknotes or coins is also uttering.