Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) A Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is a document that financial institutions must file with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) following a suspected incident of money laundering or fraud. These reports are required under the United States Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) of 1970.
Conduct by which one induces another to do a particular deed; the act of inducing rage, anger, or resentment in another person that may cause that person to engage in an illegal act. Provocation may be alleged as a defense to certain crimes in order to lessen the severity of the penalty normally imposed.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia. (sÄ­dÄ­`shÉn), in law, acts or words tending to upset the authority of a government. The scope of the offense was broad in early common law, which even permitted prosecution for a remark insulting to the king.