forgery
Pronunciation:
/ˈfɔː.dʒəɹ.ɪ//ˈfɔːɹ.dʒəɹ.ɪ/noun
Definitions
The act of forging metal into shape.
Example: the forgery of horseshoes
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 false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.
Example: the forgery of a bond
That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.
An invention, creation.