forgery (redirected from forgeries)

for·ger·y  (fôrj-r, fr-)

n. pl. for·ger·ies

1. The act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit.

2. Something counterfeit, forged, or fraudulent.

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forgery [ˈfɔːdʒərɪ]

n pl -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. (Law) Criminal law

a.  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

b.  something forged

4. (Law) Criminal law the counterfeiting of a seal or die with intention to defraud

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forgery - a copy that is represented as the original counterfeit imitation - something copied or derived from an original
	2.	forgery - criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud 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, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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forgery

noun

1. falsification, faking, pirating, counterfeiting, fraudulence, fraudulent imitation, coining He was found guilty of forgery.

2. fake, imitation, sham, counterfeit, falsification, phoney or phony (informal) The letter was a forgery.

Translations

forgery [ˈfɔːdʒərɪ] N (= act, thing) → falsificación f
it's a forgery → es falso

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forgery [ˈfɔː^rdʒəri] n

(= crime) → contrefaçon f

(= thing) → faux m

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forgery

n

(= act) → Fälschen nt; art/cheque (Brit) or check (US) forgery → Kunst-/Scheckfälschung f; to be prosecuted for forgery → wegen Fälschung angeklagt sein

(= thing) → Fälschung f; the signature was a forgery → die Unterschrift war gefälscht

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forgery [ˈfɔːdʒərɪ] n (activity) → falsificazione f, contraffazione f; (thing) → falso

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forgery [ˈfɔːdʒərɪ] n (activity) → falsificazione f, contraffazione f; (thing) → falso

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forgery → تزوير padělat falskneri Fälschung πλαστογραφία falsificación väärennös contrefaçon krivotvorina contraffazione 偽造 위조 vervalsing forfalskning fałszerstwo falsificação подделка förfalskning การปลอมแปลง sahte sự giả mạo 伪造