forgery

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An invention, creation
That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited
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
The act of forging metal into shape
counterfeiting
{n} the crime of falsification, a falsity
1) The illegal signing of another's name to a document, such as, a cheque 2) Falsely making or altering a written instrument Frame Refers to the construction of a building built of lumber Fraud 1) Methods used to deceive to cause unwarranted favourable decision for one's own benefit 2) Deliberate misrepresentation or misstatement 3) Concealment of facts which should at the time be made known Fraudulent Dishonest; based on or obtained by fraud
The illegal act of counterfeiting documents or making a false signature, alteration, or falsification
The fraudulent signing of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage or check
Forgery is the crime of forging money, documents, or paintings. He was found guilty of forgery
The act of making or altering a written instrument for the purpose of fraud or deceit; for example, signing another person’s name to a check
The making of a false document, including signing or sealing, with the intention that it will be seen as genuine •Commonwealth Offences
A completely fraudulent reproduction of a postage stamp There are two general types of forgeries: those intended to defraud the postal authorities (see also Counterfeit), and those intended to defraud the collectors (see also Bogus)
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
An imitation of a stamp intended to deceive
The false making or material altering, with intent to defraud, of any writing which, if genuine, might be the foundation of a legal liability
The false making or altering of a writing with the intent to defraud
You can refer to a forged document, banknote, or painting as a forgery. The letter was a forgery. In law, the making of a false writing with the intent to defraud. "Writing" need not be handwriting: the law of forgery also covers printing, engraving, and keyboarding. Counterfeiting is usually regarded as a specific type of forgery. Checks, negotiable instruments, contracts, wills, and deeds are examples of documents that may be forged. Evidence may also be forged. Forgery requires fraudulent intent; it is not forgery to sign another's name, fill in blanks, or alter a genuine writing in the honest, though mistaken, belief that such conduct is authorized
{i} counterfeit, falsification, fake, imitation
The fraudulent signing of another's name to instrument such as a deed, mortgage or check
The false making or material altering, with intent to defraud, of any writhing which, if genuine, might be the foundation of a legal liability
An imitation of a numismatic item intended to deceive and/or defraud See the separate article
A document that is false, either as a result of being signed by someone other than the person represented to have signed it or as a result of being a false, worthless replica of a document that has value
The illegal act of signing another person's name or altering another person's signature as part of a fraudulent scheme
a copy that is represented as the original
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
Data item whose contents misleads the recipient to believe the item and its contents were produced by someone other than the actual author
- In general, any false writing with intent to defraud
Imitating the signature of some other person with fraudulent intent
- The fraudulent signing of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage or check
Illegally duplicating, altering or falsifying documents
The intent to mislead others by falsifying a signature in an academic matter (Course Registration form, Change of Major form, etc )
The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; esp
Generation of fake data return to index G
Altering a written document with the intent to injure or defraud someone
criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
1) The illegal signing of another's name to a document, such as, a cheque 2) Falsely making or altering a written instrument
Forging of signatures, documents, magnetic and holographic cards and the like can be produced if the time and energy is spent upon it, although an original is normally necessary to copy It is a Hidden Task as the forger always thinks he has made a good enough job but it may fail an inspection It is a Covert skill
philatelic forgery
a forged stamp intended to defraud stamp collectors, rather than the postal authorities
postal forgery
a forged stamp intended to defraud the post office, rather than defrauding stamp collectors
identity document forgery
Identity document forgery is the process by which identity documents issued by governing bodies are copied and/or modified by persons not authorized to create such documents or engage in such modifications, for the purpose of deceiving those who would view the documents about the identity or status of the bearer
document forgery specialist
expert at creating counterfeit documents
forgeries
plural of forgery
forgery
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