forgery
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- noun
- /ˈfɔrɡəri/
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falsificación
- The artist was accused of forgery after a fake painting was discovered in the gallery.
- forgery of documents
Examples
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Two arrests, one conviction, for forgery.
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She is charged with fraud and forgery.
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So this confirmed absolutely the forgery as such.
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- Now in the matter of forgery, count one, three to five years.
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The evidence, therefore, points to a modern forgery, but this is not certain either.
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So I figured that you might be interested in not being flat broke, and interested in not going to jail for forgery.
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However, at the time of the forgery, the two were still legally married.
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You are charged Monsieur, with forgery.
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She served time for forgery and assault with a deadly weapon.
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The faux Vermeers of Han van Meegeren are an example of the lucrative possibilities of art forgery.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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To make a document or record false on purpose by changing its information
To make false information, for example in documents or results, to trick people
Antonyms
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Etymology
Forgery (the crime) also comes from forge, meaning 'to make', and it names the act of making a false document, signature, or object to trick people.