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Pronunciation / Transliteration: falsifikasjɔ̃
"La police a découvert une vaste opération de falsification de billets."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art with the intent to deceive.
"The painting was declared a clever forgery rather than an authentic masterwork." - 2
A forged document, painting, or other item produced fraudulently.
"He was arrested and charged with passing a high-quality forgery at the bank."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'forger' (to forge, fabricate), originating from Latin 'fabricare' (to fashion, build). Over the late Middle Ages, the term specialized to denote the illegal fabrication or alteration of documents, money, or art with the intent to deceive.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Forgery" is said worldwide
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falsification
Transliteration: falsifikasjɔ̃
"La police a découvert une vaste opération de falsification de billets."
Fälschung
Transliteration: ˈfɛl.shʊŋ
"Das Museum erkannte sofort, dass es sich um eine geschickte Fälschung handelte."
falsificazione
Transliteration: falsifikatˈtsjone
"L'esperto ha confermato che la firma era una falsificazione."
falsificación
Transliteration: falsifikaˈsjon
"El cuadro resultó ser una falsificación perfecta."
falsificação
Transliteration: falsifikaˈsɐ̃w
"Ele foi condenado por falsificação de documentos oficiais."
जाली दस्तावेज़
Transliteration: jaali dastavez
"पुलिस ने जाली दस्तावेजों के साथ एक व्यक्ति को पकड़ा।"
伪造
Transliteration: wěizào
"这幅画经鉴定是一件出色的伪造品。"
위조
Transliteration: wijo
"그는 여권 위조 혐의로 체포되었습니다."
偽造
Transliteration: gizou
"専門家はその絵が巧妙な偽造であると見抜いた。"
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