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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. with intent to deceive or defraudcounterfeit 2 vt: to make an imitation of without authorization and esp. with intent to deceive or defraudwhoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeit s any deed — U.S. Codecoun·ter·feit·er ncounterfeit 3 n: something counterfeit
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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act of copying, bogus, copy, criminal imitation, deception, ersatz, fabrication, fake, false copy, false duplication, false representation, false reproduction, falsehood, falseness, falsification, falsity, falsus, forged copy, forgery, fradulent copy, fraudulent imitation, imitation, plagiarism, plagiary, pretense, simulation, unauthorized copy
associated concepts: counterfeit bill, counterfeited written instrument
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assume (simulate), assumed (feigned), bogus, copy, deception, deceptive, disguise (noun), disguise (verb), dishonest, disingenuous, dupe, erroneous, fabricate (make up), fake, false (not genuine), falsification, feign, fictitious, forgery, hoax, illusory, imitation, imposture, invent (falsify), lie (falsify), mendacious, meretricious, mislead, mock (imitate), palter, pirate (reproduce without authorization), plagiarize, pose (impersonate), pretend, prevaricate, profess (pretend), replacement, sham, simulate, specious, spurious, subterfuge, synthetic, untrue
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Fake; forged; copied with the intention of passing off as authentic.v.counterfeit
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To fraudulently make money, a document, art, or other item which is forged or created to look real, and intended to pass for real.Category: Personal Finance & RetirementCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v. To copy or imitate something without the right to do so and with the intent to deceive or defraud by representing the copy or imitation to be the original or to be genuine if no original ever existed (such as passing off a painting as a particular work by Claude Monet when, in fact, Monet never painted such a piece of art).
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To falsify, deceive, or defraud. A copy or imitation of something that is intended to be taken as authentic and genuine in order to deceive another.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To falsify, deceive, or defraud. A copy or imitation of something that is intended to be taken as authentic and genuine in order to deceive another.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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1) adj. describing a document, particularly money, which is forged or created to look real and intended to pass for real.2) v. to criminally forge or print a false copy of money, bonds, or other valuable documents, intending to profit from the falsity.3) n. shorthand for phoney money passed for real.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
