Forgery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit.
  • n. Something counterfeit, forged, or fraudulent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of forging metal into shape.
  • n. The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond.
  • n. That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.
  • n. An invention, creation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of forging metal into shape.
  • n. The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.
  • n. That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or counterfeited.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of forging or working metal into shape.
  • n. Invention; devising.
  • n. The act of fabricating or producing falsely; the making of a thing in imitation of another thing, as a legal document, commercial paper or coin, a literary production, a work of art, a natural object, etc., with a view to deceive, mislead, or defraud; specifically, the act of fraudulently making, counterfeiting, or altering any record, instrument, register, note, or the like, to the prejudice of the right of another: as, the forgery of a check or a bond.
  • n. That which is forged, fabricated, falsely or fraudulently devised, or counterfeited; any instrument which fraudulently purports to be that which it is not.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
  • n. a copy that is represented as the original
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    fiction    counterfeit   
    Form
    forger   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    counterfeit    fake   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    perjury    fraud    arson    embezzlement    bribery    dishonesty    deceit    plagiarism    extortion    falsehood