forgery

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Between private individuals the essence of a forgery is the intent to defraud; where is it in this case?

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  1. noun The act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit.
  2. noun Something counterfeit, forged, or fraudulent.

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  • (It is my duty to add that certain zealous historians have denounced his report as a forgery, and his chart as a “fake”—a matter so much too large for discussion here that I content myself with expressing the opinion that these charges have not been sustained.) —  Henry Hudson
  • One said it was a clever modern forgery, which is absurd, considering how I got it. —  A Letter of Mary - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 03
  • That museum director I mentioned said the effective lifespan of a forgery is a single generation. —  Bookslut
  • Gosh, out here in the reality-based community, we call that "forgery" - and you get prison time for it …. —  Bill of Rights Defense Committee - Headlines
  • They're classified as a forgery device, and it's decidedly illegal for a private person to build one, own one, or use one Why that Because forgery is ordinarily all they're good for. —  Watch the Sky
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perjury ·  fraud ·  arson ·  embezzlement ·  bribery ·  dishonesty ·  deceit ·  plagiarism ·  extortion ·  falsehood ·  trickery ·  felony

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forgery:   forgeries
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  1. from French forgerie; as forge + -ery.
 

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