fraudulent imitation
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Imitation — Im i*ta tion, n. [L. imitatio: cf. F. imitation.] 1. The act of imitating. [1913 Webster] Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say, a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is made… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fraudulent — Synonyms and related words: amoral, artful, bent, brigandish, burglarious, calculating, chiseling, collusive, conscienceless, corrupt, corrupted, counterfeit, covinous, crafty, criminal, crooked, cunning, dark, deceitful, deceptive, devious,… … Moby Thesaurus
fraudulent signature — A forged signature. It involves the writing of a name as a signature by someone other than the person himself, without his permission, often with some degree of imitation … Forensic science glossary
fake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. counterfeit, imposture, make believe; impostor. See deception, falsehood. v., informal, pretend, feign; imitate; improvise, wing it (inf.). See unpreparedness, imitation.Ant., real, genuine. II (Roget … English dictionary for students
counterfeit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. false, sham, fake, forged, bogus, bastard, spurious, phony (inf.). n. forgery, fake, slug, sham, brummagem, dummy, pretense, phony (inf.). See deception, imitation, copy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… … English dictionary for students
sham — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. counterfeit, imitation, fake; pretense, dissimulation; humbug; imposture. adj. make believe, spurious, bogus, fake. See deception, falsehood, affectation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. misleading, lying … English dictionary for students
phony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, spurious, fraudulent, sham, mock, put on (sl.), trumped up, fake, forged; gimcrack, pasteboard; deceitful, false hearted, lying; glib, canting, superficial. n., informal, counterfeit,… … English dictionary for students
counterfeit — coun·ter·feit 1 / kau̇n tər ˌfit/ adj [Middle French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire to imitate, draw, paint, from contre counter + faire to make]: made in imitation of a genuine article (as a document) without authorization and esp.… … Law dictionary
spurious — I adjective apocryphal, artificial, bogus, counterfeit, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, ersatz, fabricated, fake, faked, false, feigned, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, illegitimate, imitation, misrepresented, mock, pinchbeck, pretend, pseudo,… … Law dictionary
forgery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. imitation, counterfeit; kited, rubber, bum, or phony check (sl.). See falsehood, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. imitation, copy, imposture, cheat, counterfeit, fake, fabrication, sham, imposition … English dictionary for students
