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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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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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