forgery

noun

forg·ery | \ ˈfȯrj-rē

, ˈfȯr-jə-\

plural forgeries

Definition of forgery

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

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ABC News also reported that Clark had been in police custody since August 18, facing felony charges of aggravated identity theft and forgery. — Jewel Wicker, Teen Vogue, "Kiera Bergman's Ex-Boyfriend Has Been Charged With Murder in Connection to Her Killing," 12 Sep. 2018 An officer was dispatched to the West U PD Lobby for a report of a forgery that had already occurred. — Houston Chronicle, "West University Place Police Department report," 18 June 2018 Pebte is on bail for felony theft and forgery, where he is charged with forging a check, charging documents say. — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "After woman follows suspects, police find stolen mail from across Anchorage," 5 June 2018 The bug was disclosed to Facebook and resolved in May. In technical terms, the attack is a cross-site request forgery, using a legitimate Facebook login in unauthorized ways. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "Amazon’s HQ2 stunt could come back to haunt it," 14 Nov. 2018 There was a whole workshop of people making, basically, forgeries for the set. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "How Willem Dafoe learned to paint like Vincent Van Gogh," 14 Nov. 2018 Pierce says three people have reported their petition signatures were forgeries and a forensic handwriting expert has questioned the authenticity of dozens of petition signatures. — Ryan Tarinelli, The Seattle Times, "Ousted gay Texas council member sues over recall defeat," 20 Nov. 2018 McCarthy plays Israel, a successful celebrity biographer who falls on dire financial straits in the early 1990s and later turns to literary forgery and theft. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?," 19 Oct. 2018 The 33-year-old received his first felony conviction in 2005 for forgery and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and home detention, the news outlet report. — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, "Hawaii cop's alleged killer previously told by judge he has 'gross disregard for authority,' FBI joins manhunt," 19 July 2018

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