FORGERY
Dictionary entry overview: What does forgery mean?
• FORGERY (noun)
The noun FORGERY has 2 senses:
1. a copy that is represented as the original
2. criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
Familiarity information: FORGERY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FORGERY (noun)
Meaning:
A copy that is represented as the original
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
counterfeit; forgery; imitation
Hypernyms ("forgery" is a kind of...):
copy (a secondary representation of an original)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "forgery"):
fake; postiche; sham (something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be)
Meaning:
Criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("forgery" is a kind of...):
falsehood; falsification (the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting)
crime; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)