forgery

for·ger·y

 (fôr′jə-rē)

n. pl. for·ger·ies

1. The act of forging something, especially the unlawful act of counterfeiting a document or object for the purposes of fraud or deception.

2. Something that has been forged, especially a document that has been copied or remade to look like the original.

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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

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for•ger•y

(ˈfɔr dʒə ri, ˈfoʊr-)

n., pl. -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.

2. a writing so made or altered, as a false document or signature.

3. any spurious work that is claimed to be genuine, as a painting or coin; counterfeit.

4. an act of producing something forged.

5. Archaic. invention; artifice.

[1565–75]

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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.

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forgery

noun

A fraudulent imitation:

counterfeit, fake, phony, sham.

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Translations

تَزْوِيرتَزْوير، تَزْييفتَزييف، تَزْوير

padělánípadělekpodvrh

falskneriforfalskning

FälschungFälschenFalsifikatSchmieden

πλαστογραφίαπαραποίησηπλαστογράφηση

falsificación

väärennösväärentäminentaonta

contrefaçonfauxfalsification

krivotvorenje

hamisításhamisítvány

falsaîur hluturfölsun

contraffazionefalsificazionefalso

偽造

위조

vervalsing

dokumentfalskfalskneriforfalskning

fałszerstwo

falsificaçãoforjar

подделкаподлогфальсификацияфальшивкаковка

falšovanie

ponaredekponarejanje

förfalskning

การปลอมแปลง

sahtesahtekârlıktaklit

tội làm giả

伪造伪造罪赝品

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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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forge²

(foːdʒ) verb

to copy (eg a letter or a signature) and pretend that it is genuine, usually for illegal purposes. He forged my signature. vervals يُزَوِّر фалшифицирам forjar padělat fälschen forfalske; efterligne πλαστογραφώfalsificar võltsima جعل کردن väärentää contrefaire לְזַייֵף नकली बनाना krivotvoriti hamisít memalsukan falsa contraffare 偽造する 날조하다 suklastoti, padirbti viltot (dokumentu, parakstu) memalsukan vervalsenforfalskefałszować جعل کول forjar a contraface подделывать (s)falšovať ponarediti krivotvoriti förfalska ปลอมแปลง taklit etmek 偽造 підробляти جعلی تحریر بنانا giả mạo 伪造

ˈforgery – plural ˈforgeries – noun

1. (the crime of) copying pictures, documents, signatures etc and pretending they are genuine. He was sent to prison for forgery. plagiaat تَزْوير، تَزْييف фалшификация falsificação padělání das Fälschen falskneri πλαστογράφησηfalsificación võltsimine جعل väärentäminen faux, contrefaçonזיוף जाल साजी krivotvorenje hamisítás pemalsuan fölsun contraffazione, falsificazione 偽造 문서 위조 klastojimas (dokumenta, paraksta) viltošana pemalsuan falsificatiefalskneri, dokumentfalskfałszerstwo جعل falsificação fals; contrafacere подлог falšovanie ponarejanje krivotvorenje urkundsförfalskning, förfalskningsbrott การปลอมแปลง sahtekârlık 偽造罪 підробка جعل سازی tội giả mạo 伪造罪

2. a picture, document etc copied for this reason. The painting was a forgery. vervalsing تَزييف، تَزْوير фалшификат falsificação padělek die Fälschung forfalskning πλαστογραφίαfalsificación võltsing چیز تقلبی väärennös fauxזיוף जालसाजी krivotvorina hamisítvány pemalsuan falsaður hlutur contraffazione, falsificazione 偽物 모작, 위조품 klastotė viltojums pemalsuan falsificatieforfalskningfalsyfikat نا چله شی falsificação imitaţie, fals подделка falzifikát ponaredek falsifikat förfalskning การปลอมแปลงลายมือหรือเอกสาร taklit 贗品 фальшивка جعل سازی کے لۓ تیار شدہ دستاویز یا تصویر văn kiện, chữ ký... giả 赝品

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forgery

→ تَزْوِير padělání falskneri Fälschung πλαστογραφία falsificación väärennös contrefaçon krivotvorenje contraffazione 偽造 위조 vervalsing forfalskning fałszerstwo falsificação подделка förfalskning การปลอมแปลง sahte tội làm giả 伪造

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