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4 definitions • 6 examples
1
an
illegal
copy
of a
document
,
painting
, etc. or the
crime
of making such
illegal
copies
:
Examples:
These banknotes are forgeries.
He
increased
his
income
by forgery.
2
an
illegal
copy
of a
document
,
painting
, etc., or the
crime
of making such
copies
:
Examples:
[
C
] These twenty-dollar
bills
are forgeries.
[
U
] He was
convicted
of forgery.
3
a
copy
of a
document
,
signature
,
painting
, etc. that has been made
illegally
in
order
to
deceive
someone:
Examples:
As
recommended
, he called the
bank
to
confirm
that the
bankers
'
draft
was not a forgery.
4
the
crime
of
illegally
copying
something in
order
to
deceive
someone:
Examples:
He is
facing
charges
of
grand
theft
by
embezzlement
and forgery.
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