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falsification vs forgery

forgery vs falsification

falsification and forgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
falsification Yes No No No
forgery Yes No No No
As nouns, forgery is a hyponym of falsification; that is, forgery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than falsification:
  • falsification: the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
  • forgery: criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
Other hyponyms of falsification include frame-up, setup, sophistication.
falsification (noun) forgery (noun)
the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
the act of determining that something is false a copy that is represented as the original
a willful perversion of facts
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Difference between falsification and forgery

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