Definition of Forgery

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Forgery

The act of forging metal into shape.

The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond.

That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or counterfeited.

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Forgery Quotations

Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done.
James Fenton

In the future the way that Whittaker Chambers was able to carry out forgery by typewriter will be disclosed.
Alger Hiss

The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery.
Ralph Hodgson

Forgery Translations

forgery in Italian is falsificazione
forgery in Latin is subjectio

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