| 释义 |
for·gery
\-j(ə)rē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: forge (II) + -ery
1. obsolete : the act or art of forging metal
2. archaic : the act of inventing or devising : invention; often : feigning, fiction
3. : an act of forging; usually : the crime of falsely and with fraudulent intent making or altering a writing or other instrument that if genuine might apparently be of legal effect on the rights of another — see falsi crimen
4. : something produced by forging, fabricating, or counterfeiting
< 17th century forgeries of medieval documents >
< the forgeries of jealousy — Shakespeare > |