Forgery (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural for·ger·ies.
  1. 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.
  2. the production of a spurious work that is claimed to be genuine, as a coin, a painting, or the like.
  3. something, as a coin, a work of art, or a writing, produced by forgery.
  4. an act of producing something forged.
  5. invention; artifice.
noun plural -geries
  1. the act of reproducing something for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose
  2. something forged, such as a work of art or an antique
  3. 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
  4. the counterfeiting of a seal or die with intention to defraud
Forgery (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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