# 31 C.F.R. § 596.311 (2026): Transaction

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P596_S596_311

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 C.F.R. § 596.311 (2026)
- **Heading:** Transaction
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 31 CFR: Money and Finance: Treasury / Chapter V: OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY / Part 596: TERRORISM LIST GOVERNMENTS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS / Subpart C: General Definitions / § 596.311: § 596.311   Transaction.

## Text

The term
transaction
shall have the meaning set forth in 18 U.S.C. 1956(c)(3), as from time to time amended. As of the effective date, this term includes a purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift, transfer, delivery, or other disposition, and with respect to a financial institution includes a deposit, withdrawal, transfer between accounts, exchange of currency, loan, extension of credit, purchase or sale of any stock, bond, certificate of deposit, or other monetary instrument, use of a safe deposit box, or any other payment, transfer, or delivery by, through, or to a financial institution, by whatever means effected.

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