forgery

Under common law, forgery is a crime committed when a person creates or alters a legal instrument with the intent to defraud. False documents are frequently used to describe forged records, and counterfeit is used to describe forged money or currency.

[Last reviewed in December of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]

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