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forgery
[ fawr-juh-ree, fohr- ]
noun
- 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.
- Archaic. invention; artifice.
forgery
/ ˈfɔːdʒərɪ /
noun
- 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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Example Sentences
But the true forgery—like the work of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch World War 2-era forger of Vermeer—is actually very rare.
In late June, John Re was arrested on charges of engaging in an eBay forgery scheme that earned him $1.9 million.
But Colette sees a more serious problem with forgery, beyond the distorting effect forgery has on the art market.
On the other hand, if the text is a forgery, then it is a better forgery than previously thought.
In some ways GJW is actually more interesting if it is a modern forgery.
But it was strongly rumoured that there had been foul play, peculation, even forgery.
The unauthorized writing out and sending of a telegram in another person's name is a forgery.
Once Harkaway is removed from your path, you may sleep in peace, for he alone can now punish you for forgery.
He had an uneasy feeling that the Indian's challenge was genuine enough, but he still hoped to have it pronounced a forgery.
Forgery is singularly easy in a land where the seal is the sole signature, and any seal-cutter can copy it from an impression.
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