forgery

🇺🇸 /ˈfɔːrdʒəri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfɔːdʒəri/
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noun
R

The crime of making fake copies of things like money or documents to trick people.

He was arrested for forgery after making fake passports to sell illegally.

R

A fake copy of something, like a document or money, made to trick people.

The police found the forgery of the famous painting hidden in his basement.

translation

n. The crime of making fake copies of things like money or documents to trick people.; A fake copy of something, like a document or money, made to trick people.

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Plural forgeries