Definition & Meaning of "forgery"in English

Forgery

the criminal act of making a copy of a document, money, etc. to do something illegal

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

forgeries

Examples

The suspect was charged with forgery after he tried to cash in a fake check.

a copied item, typically made with the intent to deceive

counterfeit

fake

imitation

knockoff

Examples

The document was deemed a forgery after experts examined it.

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