forgery (ˈfɔːdʒərɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of reproducing something for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose
- something forged, such as a work of art or an antique
- criminal law
- 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
- something forged
- criminal law the counterfeiting of a seal or die with intention to defraud
Translations
- British English:
forgery
Forgery is the crime of making fake banknotes, documents, or paintings.ˈfɔːdʒərɪ NOUN
- Spanish:
falsificación
nf
- French:
contrefaçon
nf
- German:
Fälschung
nf
- Chinese: 伪造 n
- Arabic: تَزْوِير n
- Portuguese: falsificação nf
- Russian: подделка nf
- Croatian: krivotvorina nf
- Czech: padělat v padělávat
- Danish: falskneri nnt
- Dutch: vervalsing nf
- Finnish: väärennös n
- Greek: πλαστογραφία nf
- Italian: contraffazione nf
- Japanese: 偽造 n
- Korean: 위조 n
- Norwegian: forfalskning nm
- Polish: fałszerstwo nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: falsificação nf
- European Spanish:
falsificación
nf
- Swedish: förfalskning nutr
- Thai: การปลอมแปลง n
- Turkish: sahte n
- Vietnamese: sự giả mạo n
Usage examples
She couldn't prove the contents of the diary were anything but an elaborate forgery , there are no fingerprints on a computer disk.
, The Touch of Innocents (1994)Nor does sebi have any powers to take action in the case of frauds like forgery of shares.
India Today (1996)He was later fined 600 at Halifax magistrates ' court on drugs and forgery charges.
New Zealand Herald (2004)In May 1987, he was jailed for four years for three forgery offences.
Sun, News of the World (1999)His initial arrest for fighting transformed suddenly into a charge of forgery.
, FINGERPRINTS: Murder and the Race to Uncover the Science of Identity (2002)