1
: formed by pressing or hammering with or without heat
especially
: made into a desired shape by heating and hammering
forged blades
a cold forged sword
2
: made falsely especially with intent to deceive
forged signatures
a forged document
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Examples of forged in a Sentence
a forged ancient document that didn't fool experts in cartography
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Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson told WISN 12 her office has received 27 complaints alleging forged signatures.
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Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
His criminal record also has arrests for grand larceny and possession of a forged instrument, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
But prosecutors argued Trump’s statements contributed to a wide-ranging conspiracy of making false statements to government officials, submitting false and forged documents and impersonating public officials.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Each was charged with offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument, felonies that carry penalties of up to four or five years in prison.
—CBS News, 21 June 2024
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Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
His criminal record also has arrests for grand larceny and possession of a forged instrument, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
But prosecutors argued Trump’s statements contributed to a wide-ranging conspiracy of making false statements to government officials, submitting false and forged documents and impersonating public officials.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Each was charged with offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument, felonies that carry penalties of up to four or five years in prison.
—CBS News, 21 June 2024
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“Forged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forged. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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