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Forgery

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Noun

1. counterfeit, forgery

a copy that is represented as the original

2. forgery

criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Forgery

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noun plural -geries
1. 
the act of reproducing something for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose
2. 
something forged, such as a work of art or an antique
3. criminal law
a. 
the false making or altering of any document, such as a cheque or character reference (and including a postage stamp), or any tape or disc on which information is stored, intending that people shall accept it as genuine and so act to their or another's prejudice
b. 
something forged
4. criminal law
the counterfeiting of a seal or die with intention to defraud

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Forgery

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nounWord forms: plural ˈforgeries
1. 
the act or legal offense of imitating or counterfeiting documents, signatures, works of art, etc. to deceive
2. 
anything forged
3.  Archaic
invention

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Forgery

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n. pl. for·ger·ies
1. The act of forging something, especially the unlawful act of counterfeiting a document or object for the purposes of fraud or deception.
2. Something that has been forged, especially a document that has been copied or remade to look like the original.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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