Forgery

Forgery

/ˈfôrjərē/

Noun

1. a false or altered document, art object, or other item, made for the purpose of fraud; a counterfeit A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery. – Morris Bender (1905-1983) 2. the making of such an item While still a teenager, William Henry taught himself forgery and fabricated multiple documents “in Shakespeare’s hand” that he presented to his father, a publisher of elegant, illustrated books. – Massachusetts Historical Society