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How to pronounce forgery in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms counterfeit
Type of imitation
Derivation forge
Type Words
Type of criminal offence, criminal offense, crime, falsification, law-breaking, falsehood
Derivation forge

Examples of forgery

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Co-defendant Robert Faraci was acquitted, but served time for theft and forgery.
From the dailyherald.com
Former City Clerk William McInerney pleaded guilty to forgery and has testified.
From the timesunion.com
The authenticity of the letter used to be disputed as a supposed modern forgery.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In literature, a niche of the mystery genre is devoted to art theft and forgery.
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Gallagher was released on $2,000 unsecured bond after being charged with forgery.
From the delawareonline.com
The forgery charge is a Class 3 felony punishable by two to five years in prison.
From the dailyherald.com
The fugitives had warrants for crimes including forgery and aggravated battery.
From the stltoday.com
Kerviel is charged with forgery, breach of trust and unauthorized computer use.
From the heraldtribune.com
Judge Bates, who also is presiding over the forgery case, set a May 1 trial date.
From the toledoblade.com
More examples
  • Counterfeit: a copy that is represented as the original
  • Criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
  • (forged) bad: reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
  • (forger) someone who operates a forge
  • Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents (see false document), with the intent to deceive. The similar crime of fraud is the crime of deceiving another, including through the use of objects obtained through forgery. ...
  • Art forgery refers to creating and, in particular, selling works of art that are falsely attributed to be work of another, usually more famous, artist. Art forgery is extremely lucrative, but modern dating and analysis techniques have made the identification of forged artwork much simpler.
  • In a cryptographic digital signature or MAC system, forgery is the ability to create a pair consisting of a message and a signature (or MAC) that is valid for , where has not been signed in the past by the legitimate signer. There are three types of forgery: Existential, Selective, and Universal.
  • (Forged (film)) Forged is a 2010 drama directed by William Wedig starring Manny Perez, David Castro, Jaime Tirelli, Kevin Breznehan, and Margo Martindale . The film is a gritty, redemptive story about a father and son reconnecting while on the run from their past.
  • (The Forger) The Forger is a novel by Paul Watkins about a young American painter who comes to Paris in order to pursue a lifelong dream of the romantic life of a painter in the period prior to World War II. ...