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forgery
forgery
Noun
pl: forgeries
This term encompasses both the criminal act of creating a fake and the physical object produced by that act. It carries a strong connotation of intentional deception and illegality, distinguishing it from a replica or a copy, which may be created for study or admiration without the intent to defraud.
When referring to the crime, the word often appears in legal contexts involving fraud or white-collar crime. When referring to the object, it is frequently paired with adjectives like clumsy or sophisticated to describe the quality of the imitation.