forgery
/ˈfɔːdʒəri/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉर्जरी
जालसाज़ी, जाली दस्तावेज़ बनाने का अपराध
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as one-word substitution
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[U]
the crime of copying money, documents or signatures in order to deceive people
जालसाज़ी, जाली दस्तावेज़ बनाने का अपराध
- He was jailed for forgery after signing cheques in his uncle's name.
- a case of forgery and cheating
- Forgery of a passport is a serious crime.
+ 2 more examples
- The clerk was arrested for forgery of the school's seal.
- He denied any part in the forgery of the will.
Synonyms counterfeiting faking falsification
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[C]
something, such as a document or a painting, that has been copied in order to deceive
जाली वस्तु, नकली प्रति
- The painting sold as a Raja Ravi Varma turned out to be a forgery.
- The police seized a forgery of the famous painting from a dealer in Jaipur.
- The museum found that the coin was a clever forgery.
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- Experts quickly spotted the forgery because the paper was too new.
- The note looked real, but it was a forgery.
Synonyms fake counterfeit copy
Opposite original genuine article
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
forgery (uncountable): commit forgery
As the name of the crime, forgery is uncountable. The verb is commit.
अपराध के नाम के रूप में 'forgery' uncountable है। इसके साथ क्रिया commit आती है।
- He was jailed for forgery.
- Committing forgery is a serious offence.
a forgery (countable): a fake document or painting
As a countable noun it means the fake object itself.
Countable noun के रूप में इसका अर्थ स्वयं नकली वस्तु है।
- Experts proved that the signature was a forgery.
- The museum had bought a forgery.
forgery of sth
Of introduces what has been faked: forgery of a signature, forgery of banknotes.
'Of' के बाद वह आता है जिसे नकली बनाया गया: forgery of a signature, forgery of banknotes।
- He was charged with the forgery of a bank cheque.
forge (verb) / forged (adjective)
The verb is forge, and a fake object is described as forged: a forged note, forged papers.
Verb 'forge' है और नकली वस्तु को 'forged' कहा जाता है: forged note, forged papers।
- Someone forged my father's signature.
- The police seized forged certificates.
+Collocations 4
verb + forgery
commitdetectexposesuspectprove
- The bank detected the forgery within a day.
adjective + forgery
clevercrudeobviousskilfulalleged
- It was a crude forgery; even a child could see it.
forgery of + noun
of a signatureof banknotesof a passportof certificates
- He was arrested for forgery of certificates.
charged / convicted + of forgery
charged withconvicted ofaccused ofguilty of
- She was accused of forgery.
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- The police arrested a gang for forgery of currency notes.
पुलिस ने मुद्रा नोटों की जालसाज़ी के आरोप में एक गिरोह को गिरफ़्तार किया।
- The painting turned out to be a forgery.
वह चित्र नकली निकला।
- The clerk was dismissed after the forgery came to light.
जालसाज़ी का पता चलने पर क्लर्क को बर्खास्त कर दिया गया।
- Forgery of a will is a punishable crime.
वसीयत की जालसाज़ी दंडनीय अपराध है।
- Radhika told the officer that her signature on the form was a forgery.
राधिका ने अधिकारी से कहा कि फ़ॉर्म पर उसके हस्ताक्षर जाली हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He did forgery in the bank.
✓ He committed forgery at the bank.
The crime verb for forgery is commit.
Forgery के साथ अपराध की क्रिया 'commit' आती है।
✗ He gave forgery notes to the shopkeeper.
✓ He gave forged notes to the shopkeeper.
An adjective is needed before notes; forged describes a fake note, and forgery is the crime.
Notes से पहले adjective चाहिए; नकली नोट के लिए 'forged' आता है, और 'forgery' अपराध का नाम है।
✗ He was accused for forgery.
✓ He was accused of forgery.
Accuse takes of before the crime.
अपराध से पहले 'accuse' के साथ of आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
for·gery
?Which word?
Compare counterfeiting (making fake money or goods) and plagiarism (copying another's writing as your own).
Counterfeiting (नकली पैसा या माल बनाना) और plagiarism (दूसरे के लेखन को अपना बताना) से तुलना कीजिए।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The crime of making false copies of documents or signatures; the person is a forger.
'दस्तावेज़ या हस्ताक्षर की जाली प्रति बनाने का अपराध' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; ऐसा व्यक्ति forger है।