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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ger•y /ˈfɔrdʒəri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ger•ies. - Law the crime of falsely making or changing writing or a signature:[uncountable]convicted of forgery.
- a piece of writing so made or altered:[countable]That signature is an obvious forgery.
- any piece of work falsely claimed to be genuine:[countable]Several paintings were forgeries.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ger•y (fôr′jə rē, fōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ger•ies. - the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected;
simulated signing of another person's name to any such writing whether or not it is also the forger's name. - the production of a spurious work that is claimed to be genuine, as a coin, a painting, or the like.
- something, as a coin, a work of art, or a writing, produced by forgery.
- an act of producing something forged.
- [Archaic.]invention;
artifice.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: forgery /ˈfɔːdʒərɪ/ n ( pl -geries)- the act of reproducing something for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose
- something forged, such as a work of art or an antique
- the false making or altering of any document, such as a cheque or character reference (and including a postage stamp), or any tape or disc on which information is stored, intending that anyone shall accept it as genuine and so act to his or another's prejudice
- something forged
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