forgery of an instrument

forgery of an instrument
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  • forgery — forg·ery n pl er·ies 1: the act of falsely making, altering, or imitating (as a document or signature) with intent to defraud; also: the crime of committing such an act 2: something that is forged Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

  • Forgery — For ger*y, n.; pl. {Forgeries}. [Cf. F. forgerie.] 1. The act of forging metal into shape. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Useless the forgery Of brazen shield and spear. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; esp …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • FORGERY — of documents is not, either in biblical or in talmudic law, a criminal offense: it may be an instrument for the perpetration of fraud and come within the general prohibition of fraudulent acts (Lev. 19:35; Deut. 25:13–16) or fraudulent words (Lev …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • forgery — /fawr jeuh ree, fohr /, n., pl. forgeries. 1. the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected; simulated signing of another person s name to any such writing… …   Universalium

  • forgery — The legal offence of making a false instrument in order that it may be accepted as genuine, thereby causing harm to others. Under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act (1981), an instrument may be a document or any device (e. g. magnetic tape) on… …   Big dictionary of business and management

  • forgery — The legal offence of making a false instrument in order that it may be accepted as genuine, thereby causing harm to others. Under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act (1981), an instrument may be a document or any device (e.g. magnetic tape) on… …   Accounting dictionary

  • forgery — The false making or the material altering of a document with the intent to defraud. A signature of a person that is made without the person s consent and without the person otherwise authorizing it. A person is guilty of forgery if, with purpose… …   Black's law dictionary

  • forgery — The false making or the material altering of a document with the intent to defraud. A signature of a person that is made without the person s consent and without the person otherwise authorizing it. A person is guilty of forgery if, with purpose… …   Black's law dictionary

  • forgery — noun /ˈfɔː.dʒər.ɪ,ˈfɔːr.dʒər.ɪ/ a) The act of forging metal into shape. b) The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the …   Wiktionary

  • Negotiable instrument — A negotiable instrument is a document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand, or at a set time. According to the Section 13 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in India, a negotiable instrument means a… …   Wikipedia

  • raising amount of instrument — Forgery in changing the true amount of a check or other instrument for the payment of money to a larger amount. Crocker Woolworth Nat. Bank v Nevada Bank, 139 Cal 564, 73 P 456 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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