STALE DATE

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Definitions

the term stale date (used previously by banks on cheques) means any dispatch or answer that is older than one should reasonably expect when one receives it or any answer that is older in date from origin to answer or answer to receipt than one should reasonably expect. (HCO PL 17 Jul 66)