forgery

noun forg·ery \ ˈfȯrj-rē , ˈfȯr-jə- \

Updated on: 4 Dec 2017

Definition of forgery

plural forgeries

1 archaic : invention

2 : something forged

3 : an act of forging; especially : the crime of falsely and fraudulently making or altering a document (such as a check)

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Examples of forgery in a Sentence

that is a cheap forgery, not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase

Recent Examples of forgery from the Web

Ruby Rocha, 23, 500 block of South Middle Avenue, Aurora, was charged with forgery at 1:16 p.m. Thursday at the Aurora Police Department, Aurora police said.

— erika wurst, Aurora Beacon-News, "Aurora man facing drunken driving charge," 15 Sep. 2017
Police have said Diane Rwigara is under investigation for tax evasion and forgery.

— ignatius ssuuna, The Seattle Times, "Former presidential hopeful in Rwanda said to be in custody," 1 Sep. 2017
According to Schuette's office, Garceau came under investigation in 2014, when Michigan State Police responded to an embezzlement and forgery complaint.

— tresa baldas, Detroit Free Press, "Grosse Pointe Park insurance agent pleads guilty to scamming seniors in Ponzi scheme," 1 Nov. 2017
Collazo said his forgery conviction is irrelevant and the theft allegation untrue.

— author: brian grow, john shiffman, Alaska Dispatch News, "In the market for human bodies, almost anyone can sell the dead," 24 Oct. 2017
Each time the student’s work gets called out as a forgery, the student must get better at copying the original

— arvind dilawar, Newsweek, "Using Artificial Intelligence to Find Cancer Cures," 12 Oct. 2017
The RB Leipzig defensive midfielder and Guinea international, who is joining Liverpool for 2018/19, is accused of two counts of forgery which carries a minimum penalty of 100,000 euros ($115,195), according to Bild.

— afp, chicagotribune.com, "Leipzig's Keita accused of using forged driving licences," 4 Nov. 2017
The other network, the cop, is tasked with judging the veracity of the forgery.

— nick thieme, Slate Magazine, "How we can use technology to tell real photos from computer-generated ones.," 21 July 2017
Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Ratliff is wanted for simple escape (Mississippi Department of Corrections), forgery (Hammond PD), and larceny (Rockwall County SO in Mississippi),'' police said in the Facebook post.

— bob warren, NOLA.com, "Wanted man in Crown Victoria uses flashing lights to speed in Slidell," 11 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of forgery

1583

forgery Synonyms

Synonyms

counterfeit, fake, hoax, humbug, phony (also phoney), sham

Related Words

copycat, knockoff; copy, facsimile, replica, reproduction; dummy, mock-up; fraud, gaff, imposture, spoof, swindle; simulation, synthetic; bastard, brummagem, duffer, shoddy

Near Antonyms

original

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

FORGERY Defined for English Language Learners

forgery

noun

Definition of forgery for English Language Learners

: the crime of falsely making or copying a document in order to deceive people
: something that is falsely made or copied in order to deceive people : something that is forged