forgery

ˈfɔːrdʒəri

forgeries

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Definition of forgery - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fake itemfake document or artwork created

The document was a forgery, designed to deceive..

counterfeit

fake

falsification

crime

TECH.

the crime of making fake documents or money

TECH.

He was arrested for forgery of banknotes.

counterfeiting

falsification

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Expressions with forgery

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postal forgery

the act of creating fake postage stamps or postal documents

He was arrested for postal forgery after selling counterfeit stamps.

Origin of forgery

Old French, forgier (to falsify)

Terms with forgery included in their meaning

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forging

crime

act of creating a forgery

funny money

forgery cash

counterfeit or fake currency

digital forensics

forensics

analysis of digital media to detect forgery or manipulation

handwriting analysis

forensics

study of written script to identify the writer or detect forgery

paraph

writing

decorative flourish after a signature to prevent forgery

safety paper

security paper

special paper made to stop forgery or tampering

stumer

fraud

forgery or cheat

XSRF

abbr.

abr: cross-site request forgery

web attack tricking users into unwanted actions

Examples of forgery in a sentence

He was arrested for selling a forgery.
The gallery displayed a forgery of a famous painting.
Forgery of legal documents is a serious offense.

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French:contrefaçon, ...
German:gefälschtes Dokument, Fälschung, ...
Italian:contraffazione, ...
Spanish:falsificación, ...
Portuguese:falsificação, ...
Chinese:伪造品, 伪造罪, ...
Japanese:偽造品, 偽造, ...
Arabic:تَزْوِير, ...
Hebrew:זִיּוּף, סִלּוּף, ...
Russian:поддельный документ, подделка, ...
Ukrainian:підроблений документ, підробка, ...
Hindi:जालसाज़ी, जालसाजी, ...
Bengali:জাল নথি, জালিয়াতি, ...
Catalan:falsificació, falsificació de documents, ...
Czech:padělek, padělání, ...
Danish:forfalskning, falskmøntneri, ...
Dutch:vervalst document, vervalsing, ...
Greek:πλαστό, πλαστογραφία, ...
Hungarian:hamisítvány, hamisítás, ...
Khmer:ឯកសារក្លែងបន្លំ, ការក្លែងបន្លំ, ...
Korean:위조문서, 위조, ...
Persian:جعلی, جعل اسناد, ...
Polish:falsyfikat, fałszerstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):falsificação, ...
Romanian:document fals, falsificare, ...
Swedish:förfalskning, ...
Thai:ของปลอม, การปลอมแปลง, ...
Turkish:sahte belge, sahtecilik, ...
Vietnamese:vật giả, tội làm giả, ...

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