FORGERY - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
Categories: Crime, Offense, Criminal offense, Criminal offence, Offence, Law-breaking, Falsification, Falsehood
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "forgery" comes from Latin fabricari. It started in Old French forgier. Then it appeared in Anglo-Norman forger. Later, people used it in Middle English forgen.
🔗 Related Words
forge – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.