What does forgery mean?
Definitions for forgery
ˈfɔr dʒə ri, ˈfoʊr-for·ge·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word forgery.
Princeton's WordNet
counterfeit, forgerynoun
a copy that is represented as the original
forgerynoun
criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
Wiktionary
forgerynoun
The act of forging metal into shape.
forgerynoun
The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially 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.
forgerynoun
That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.
forgerynoun
An invention, creation
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Forgerynoun
The crime of falsification.
Etymology: from forge.
Has your king married the lady Gray?
And now, to sooth your forgery and his,
Sends me a paper to persuade me patience. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.Nothing could have been easier than for the Jews, the enemies of Jesus Christ, to have disproved these facts, had they been false, to have shewn their falshood, and to have convicted them of forgery. , Sermons.
A forgery, in setting a false name to a writing, which may prejudice another’s fortune, the law punishes with the loss of ears; but has inflicted no adequate penalty for doing the same thing in print, though books sold under a false name are so many forgeries. Jonathan Swift.
He ran on embattl’d armies clad in iron,
And weaponless himself,
Made arms ridiculous, useless the forgery
Of brazen shield and spear, the hammer’d cuirass,
Chalybean temper’d steel, and frock of mail
Adamantean proof. John Milton, Agonistes, l. 129.
ChatGPT
forgery
Forgery is the act of fraudulently making or altering a document, item, or piece of currency with the intent to deceive or trick. This criminal act often involves mimicking or imitating valuable objects or documents, such as signatures, artworks, checks, currencies, identification cards, or official papers, in order to gain financial or material benefit or cause harm to others.
Webster Dictionary
Forgerynoun
the act of forging metal into shape
Forgerynoun
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
Forgerynoun
that which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or counterfeited
Wikidata
Forgery
Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or currency is more often called counterfeiting. But consumer goods may also be counterfeits if they are not manufactured or produced by the designated manufacture or producer given on the label or flagged by the trademark symbol. When the object forged is a record or document it is often called a false document. This usage of "forgery" does not derive from metalwork done at a forge, but it has a parallel history. A sense of "to counterfeit" is already in the Anglo-French verb forger, meaning "falsify." A forgery is essentially concerned with a produced or altered object. Where the prime concern of a forgery is less focused on the object itself – what it is worth or what it "proves" – than on a tacit statement of criticism that is revealed by the reactions the object provokes in others, then the larger process is a hoax. In a hoax, a rumor or a genuine object planted in a concocted situation, may substitute for a forged physical object.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of forgery in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of forgery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of forgery in a Sentence
Senator Durbin has been outspoken in his criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supportive of Ukrainian efforts to reform their economy and defend their nation. This letter is a forgery and was obviously written by somebody with a tenuous grasp of the English language.
Under state law, I think clearly you have forgery of a public record, which is a 14-year offense, and election law forgery, which is a five-year offense.
They had two experts deem it 100 percent a forgery. But, we knew that ... we knew that before.
Bigamy, forgery, submittingfalse documents, getting a false ID for his wife because she wasn’t a wife and giving heraccess to the U.S. military base — all of that is prosecutable.
The map has become an historical object in and of itself, it’s a great example of a forgery that had an international impact, and it’s an integral part of the Speculum Historiale, which is a genuinely fascinating manuscript.
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- تزويرArabic
- фалшификация, коване, фалшификатBulgarian
- padělání, padělek, podvrhCzech
- Falsifikat, Schmieden, Fälschung, FälschenGerman
- πλαστογραφία, πλαστογράφησηGreek
- forjadura, falsificaciónSpanish
- väärennös, väärentäminen, taontaFinnish
- hamisítás, hamisítványHungarian
- falsificazioneItalian
- 偽物Japanese
- 위조Korean
- falsificatioLatin
- bedrog, vervalsing, smederij, namaak, smedenDutch
- podróbka, podrabianie, fałszowanie, kucie, falsyfikatPolish
- forjadura, forjamento, falsificaçãoPortuguese
- ковка, липа, подделка, подлог, фальсификация, фальшивкаRussian
- skovati, krivotvoriti, krivotvorinaSerbo-Croatian
- förfalskning, falsifikatSwedish
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