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forgery

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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for·ge·ry /ˈfɔːdʒəri $ ˈfɔːr-/ noun (plural forgeries)  1 [countable]SCCCOPY a document, painting, or piece of paper money that has been copied illegally 〔文件、画作或纸币的〕伪造品,赝品 SYN fake The painting was a very clever forgery. 这幅画是件很巧妙的赝品。2. [uncountable]SCC the crime of copying official documents, money etc 伪造(罪)
Examples from the Corpus
forgeryAn art dealer insisted that the portrait is a forgery.Further investigation showed that the so-called "Hitler Diaries" were a forgery.A deputy prime minister, Yulia Timoshenko, is facing criminal charges for tax fraud, smuggling and forgery.Three paintings now thought to be forgeries are included in the showMany Zapotec pottery vessels, however, have long been suspected of being forgeries.The painting, believed to be by Renoir, turned out to be a very clever forgery.Special marks on the paper are intended to deter forgery.Each forgery had to be faultless, and each took time.But they were such damned good forgeries, Tom knew.Those arrested Wednesday face criminal charges of forgery and falsifying business records, both of which carry possible jail sentences.Richards acknowledged that some forgery techniques are virtually impossible to detect.The forgery scare had blown over, actually.
From Longman Business Dictionaryforgeryfor‧ge‧ry /ˈfɔːdʒəriˈfɔːr-/ noun (plural forgeries)1[countable]LAW a document, piece of money, or SIGNATURE that has been copied illegallyIt turned out that the will was a forgery.2[uncountable]LAW the crime of copying official documents, money, or someone’s signature etcThe 55 year old businessman was charged with embezzlement, forgery and misappropriation of client funds.The State Attorney General is seeking to stop a rising tide of forgeries in the $1.5 billion-a-year industry of autographed sports memorabilia.
for·ge·ry nounChineseSyllable
piece Business painting, paper Corpus of a or document, money


forgery
forgery /ˈfɔːdʒəri $ ˈfɔːr-/ noun (plural forgeries)
1. [countable] a document, painting, or piece of paper money that has been copied illegally
   SYN  fake:
    The painting was a very clever forgery.
2. [uncountable] the crime of copying official documents, money etc


for·geryBrE /ˈfɔːdʒəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɔːrdʒəri/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the crime of copying money, documents, etc. in order to cheat people 伪造;伪造罪 SYN fake [countable] something, for example a document, piece of paper money, etc., that has been copied in order to cheat people 伪造品;赝品Experts are dismissing claims that the painting is a forgery. 专家排除了这幅画是赝品的说法。🔊🔊   compare counterfeit