forgery

English Thesaurus

1. criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud (noun.act)

hypernym	:	falsehood, falsification,
definition	:	the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting (noun.act)

hypernym	:	crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense,
definition	:	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)

2. a copy that is represented as the original (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	imitation,
definition	:	something copied or derived from an original (noun.artifact)

3. criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud (noun.act)

derivation	:	counterfeit, fake, forge, counterfeit, fake, forge,
definition	:	make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)

derivation	:	counterfeit, fake, forge, counterfeit, fake, forge,
definition	:	make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)