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forgery

DEFINITIONS OF: forgery

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

Type of:
falsehood, falsification
the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

n a copy that is represented as the original

Synonyms:
counterfeit
Type of:
imitation
something copied or derived from an original
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