Forgery
11forgery — A criminal offense at common law and under statutes defining the term variously. 36 Am J2d Forg § 1. Essentially, the false making or material alteration, with intent to defraud, or, under some statutes, intent to injure. (Green v State (Fla) 76… …
12forgery — n. 1) to commit forgery 2) a clever; crude; skillful forgery * * * [ fɔːdʒ(ə)rɪ] crude skillful forgery a clever to commit forgery …
13forgery — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)ʤəri[/t]] forgeries 1) N UNCOUNT Forgery is the crime of forging money, documents, or paintings. He was found guilty of forgery. 2) N COUNT You can refer to a forged document, banknote, or painting as a forgery. The letter was a… …
14forgery — noun 1) guilty of forgery Syn: counterfeiting, falsification, faking, copying, pirating 2) the painting was a forgery Syn: fake, counterfeit, fraud, sham, imitation, replica, copy …
15forgery — UK [ˈfɔː(r)dʒərɪ] / US [ˈfɔrdʒərɪ] noun Word forms forgery : singular forgery plural forgeries 1) [uncountable] the crime of making copies of valuable documents or works of art in order to make money by selling them 2) [countable] a document,… …
16forgery — noun /ˈfɔː.dʒər.ɪ,ˈfɔːr.dʒər.ɪ/ a) The act of forging metal into shape. b) The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the …
17forgery — for|ge|ry [ˈfo:dʒəri US ˈfo:r ] n plural forgeries 1.) a document, painting, or piece of paper money that has been copied illegally = ↑fake ▪ The painting was a very clever forgery. 2.) [U] the crime of copying official documents, money etc …
18forgery — Making counterfeits fraudulent copies of something valuable. Or, a counterfeit. Because fraud is involved, forgery is not to be confused with appropriation …
19forgery — noun 1 (C) a document, painting, or piece of paper money that has been forged: The painting was actually a very clever forgery. 2 (U) the crime of forging official documents, money etc …
20forgery — The legal offence of making a false instrument in order that it may be accepted as genuine, thereby causing harm to others. Under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act (1981), an instrument may be a document or any device (e.g. magnetic tape) on… …
