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forgery
[fawr-juh-ree, fohr-]
noun
plural
forgeriesthe 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
/ ˈɔːəɪ /
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
Example Sentences
He faces charges of abuse of office and forgery of official documents.
The Jackal's forgery of a British passport, using the name of a dead child taken from a churchyard, was perfectly feasible in the days before electronic databases and cross-checking.
The 62-year-old denied 20 offences including forgery but was jailed for seven years after being convicted by jury at Manchester Crown Court in 2023.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree felony identity fraud, two counts of third-degree felony forgery, and six counts of misdemeanor unlawful pharmacy conduct and pleaded no contest to remaining charges.
Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo both stand accused of embezzling public funds, with Mrs Bongo specifically facing charges of forgery, money laundering and falsifying documents.
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