Word Frequency
forgery (ˈfɔːdʒərɪ
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Definitions
noun
(plural) -geries- 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 for 'forgery'
- British English: forgery Forgery is the crime of making fake banknotes, documents, or paintings.ˈfɔːdʒərɪ NOUN
- Arabic: تَزْوِير
- Brazilian Portuguese: falsificação
- Chinese: 伪造
- Croatian: krivotvorenje
- Czech: padělání --
- Danish: falskneri
- Dutch: vervalsing
- European Spanish: falsificaciónbilletes
- Finnish: väärennös
- French: contrefaçon
- German: Fälschung
- Greek: πλαστογραφία
- Italian: contraffazione
- Japanese: 偽造
- Korean: 위조
- Norwegian: forfalskning
- Polish: fałszerstwo
- Portuguese: falsificação
- Romanian: falsificare falsificări
- Russian: подделка
- Spanish: falsificación
- Swedish: förfalskning
- Thai: การปลอมแปลง
- Turkish: sahte
- Ukrainian: підробка
- Vietnamese: tội làm giả
Example Sentences Including 'forgery'
During a brief court appearance in Brampton, Ont., yesterday the Crown withdrew the forgery charges against Hamdani.Edmonton Sun (2003)
He said I'd receive the balance once the forgery was returned to the museum.Alastair McLean's 'Night Watch'
I would send the original to him and sell the forgery to Van Dehn and Keppler for the money they supposedly owe me.Alastair McLean's 'Night Watch'
Lisa was later released but Leeson was detained and sent back to Singapore to face fraud and forgery charges.Sun, News of the World (2002)
Nor does sebi have any powers to take action in the case of frauds like forgery of shares.India Today (1996)
One way to weaken the Israeli claim would be to create a blatant forgery , an artifact deliberately designed to be exposed.Globe and Mail (2003)
Since then he has had a string of convictions for forgery , larceny and driving offences.Sun, News of the World (1999)
The forgery of the letter alone must have taken a fair amount of trouble.Come and Be Killed
This forgery was written at the end of the nineteenth century by an unknown author working for the Russian secret police.The Crucified Jew
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