5. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 266–268, 277–278, 445–451.]
suspicious activity report
suspicious-activity report. A form that, as of 1996, a financial institution must complete and submit to federal regulatory authorities if it suspects that a federal crime has occurred in the course of a monetary transaction. • This form superseded two earlier forms, the criminal-referral form and the suspicious-transaction report. — Abbr. SAR. [Cases: Banks and Banking 151, 188.