forgeries
Fraudulent art copies
Forgeries are fake documents, artworks, or other items created to deceive—the products of forgery.
A forgery passes itself off as authentic: The museum discovered that several paintings in its collection were forgeries.
The term applies to counterfeit signatures, falsified records, and fabricated antiquities alike.
Government-issued travel identification
- signaturesHandwritten names as authentication
- certificatesOfficial proof documents
- checksBank payment documents
- identityWho someone is
diplomas · licenses · wills · contracts · seals · stamps · watermarks · notarization
Faithful scaled reproduction
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- duplicateExact replica of original
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
imitation · reproduction · simulacrum · lookalike · clone · recreation · mock-up · semblance
Quality of being genuine
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- brushstrokesMarks left by painting
patina · gallery · curator · restoration · attribution · pigment · varnish · signature
Fraudulent imitation
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- coinsMetal money units
- cashReady spending funds
bills · notes · treasury · mint · security features · holograms · serial numbers · paper quality
Not the real thing
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- shamFraudulent imitation
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
falsification · misrepresentation · deceit · trickery · duplicity · subterfuge · chicanery · imposture
Making fake money
- felonySerious criminal offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- convictionFirmly held belief
arrest · enforcement · smuggling · trafficking · sentencing · evidence · forensics · detection
passports
Government-issued travel identification
- signaturesHandwritten names as authentication
- certificatesOfficial proof documents
- checksBank payment documents
identity · diplomas · licenses · wills · contracts · seals · stamps · watermarks · notarization · letterhead
replica
Faithful scaled reproduction
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- duplicateExact replica of original
knockoff · imitation · reproduction · simulacrum · lookalike · clone · recreation · mock-up · semblance · mimicry
authenticity
Quality of being genuine
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
brushstrokes · patina · gallery · curator · restoration · attribution · pigment · varnish · signature · exhibition
counterfeit
Fraudulent imitation
bills · cash · notes · treasury · mint · security features · holograms · serial numbers · paper quality · printing
fake
Not the real thing
fabrication · falsification · misrepresentation · deceit · trickery · duplicity · subterfuge · chicanery · imposture · pretense
counterfeiting
Making fake money
- felonySerious criminal offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- investigationFormal examination of facts
conviction · arrest · enforcement · smuggling · trafficking · sentencing · evidence · forensics · detection · seizure
- philatelystamps, postage stamps, stamp collecting, mint stamps, album
- diplomaticscharters, deeds, diplomas, briefs, royal charters
- fakesfake, fakes, counterfeit, counterfeits, imitation
- hoaxesalien autopsy, moon landing hoax, War of the Worlds, fake photos, fake news
- contrabandheroin, cocaine, narcotics, illegal drugs, illicit drugs
- stampsstamp, stamps, commemorative stamps, mint stamps, used stamps
forgeriesoriginals
Authentic first versions
genuine articles · the real thing · masterpieces · autographs · primary sources
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