Forgery

·noun The act of forging metal into shape.

II. Forgery ·noun That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or counterfeited.

III. Forgery ·noun The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; ·esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond.