forgery

[ fawr-juh-ree, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔr dʒə ri, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun, plural for·ger·ies.

the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected; simulated signing of another person's name to any such writing whether or not it is also the forger's name.

the production of a spurious work that is claimed to be genuine, as a coin, a painting, or the like.

something, as a coin, a work of art, or a writing, produced by forgery.

an act of producing something forged.

Archaic. invention; artifice.

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Origin of forgery

First recorded in 1565–75; forge¹ + -ery

Words nearby forgery

for fun, forgat, forgather, forgave, forge, forgery, forget, forgetful, forget it, forgetive, forget-me-not

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Example sentences from the Web for forgery

Later this year, as countries begin to introduce vaccination “passports”—documents meant to enable people to travel or return to work more easily once they have been immunized—Stock expects a rise in forgeries seeking to game this system.
Fake Vaccines Are 'Liquid Gold' In Pandemic Crime Wave Worth Billions, Says Interpol|Simon Shuster|March 12, 2021|Time
In 2018, his Dutch bank, De Volksbank, accused him of committing forgery, by stating on a bank form that he had “no other tax residence” outside the Netherlands.
Why 'Accidental Americans' Are Desperate to Give Up Their U.S. Citizenship|Vivienne Walt|December 22, 2020|Time
Reporters Tom Jones and Dorian Hargrove wrote that they were essentially duped by this forgery.
Politics Report: Forged Footnote 15|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|September 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
One of the documents NBC relied on for the story was “a forgery – raising more questions about who created it, and the intentions behind it,” the reporters wrote.
Morning Report: Downtown Jail Outbreak Goes From Bad to Worse|Voice of San Diego|September 11, 2020|Voice of San Diego

But the true forgery—like the work of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch World War 2-era forger of Vermeer—is actually very rare.
Are Over Half the Works on the Art Market Really Fakes?|Tom Sykes|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In late June, John Re was arrested on charges of engaging in an eBay forgery scheme that earned him $1.9 million.
Why eBay Is an Art Forger’s Paradise|Lizzie Crocker|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Colette sees a more serious problem with forgery, beyond the distorting effect forgery has on the art market.
Why eBay Is an Art Forger’s Paradise|Lizzie Crocker|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the other hand, if the text is a forgery, then it is a better forgery than previously thought.
The ‘Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ is Still as Big a Mystery as Ever|Candida Moss|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In some ways GJW is actually more interesting if it is a modern forgery.
The ‘Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ is Still as Big a Mystery as Ever|Candida Moss|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it was strongly rumoured that there had been foul play, peculation, even forgery.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The unauthorized writing out and sending of a telegram in another person's name is a forgery.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Once Harkaway is removed from your path, you may sleep in peace, for he alone can now punish you for forgery.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
He had an uneasy feeling that the Indian's challenge was genuine enough, but he still hoped to have it pronounced a forgery.
The Talking Horse|F. Anstey
Forgery is singularly easy in a land where the seal is the sole signature, and any seal-cutter can copy it from an impression.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram

British Dictionary definitions for forgery

forgery

/ (ˈfɔːdʒərɪ) /

noun plural -geries

the act of reproducing something for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose

something forged, such as a work of art or an antique

criminal law

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 anyone shall accept it as genuine and so act to his or another's prejudice
something forged

criminal law the counterfeiting of a seal or die with intention to defraud

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noun plural -geries