Section 5. Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, utters and publishes as true a false, forged or altered record, deed, instrument or other writing mentioned in the four preceding sections, knowing the same to be false, forged or altered, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or in jail for not more than two years.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 267 sec. 5

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.