notice of dishonor
notice of dishonor. Notice to the indorser of an instrument that acceptance or payment has been refused. • This notice — along with presentment and actual dishonor — is a condition of an indorser’s secondary liability. UCC § 3-503. — Also termed certificate of protest; certificate of dishonor. [Cases: Bills and Notes 393, 411. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 97, 210, 212, 257.]