for|ger|y

for|ger|y
for|ger|y «FR juhr ee, FOHR-», noun, plural -ger|ies.
1. the act of forging a signature, or making or writing something false. Forgery is a crime and is punishable by law.
2. something made or written falsely to deceive: »

The painting was a forgery. The signature on the check was not mine but a forgery.

SYNONYM(S): counterfeit.
3. Poetic. invention; fiction

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