Counterfeiting
1counterfeiting — index forgery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 counterfeiting …
2counterfeiting — UK US /ˈkaʊntəˌfɪtɪŋ/ noun [U] ► the activity of making illegal copies of things such as bank notes, DVDs, or official documents: »allegations of counterfeiting and money laundering »the growing problem of counterfeiting and piracy …
3counterfeiting — noun [noncount] He was sent to jail for counterfeiting. • • • Main Entry: ↑counterfeit …
4counterfeiting — Crime of making an unauthorized imitation of a genuine article, typically money, with the intent to deceive or defraud. Because of the value conferred on money and the high level of technical skill required to imitate it, counterfeiting is… …
5Counterfeiting — The problem of stealing or illegally taking an idea or product design and passing it off or selling it as your own. Counterfeiting, or product piracy, in 2005 accounted for approximately $600 billion in lost revenue globally. It also accounts… …
6Counterfeiting — Counterfeit Coun ter*feit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.] 1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. [1913 Webster] Full well they laughed with… …
7Counterfeiting Coin Act 1741 — The Counterfeiting Coin Act 1741 (15 Geo.2 c.28) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which made it high treason to counterfeit silver, copper or brass coins (counterfeiting brass or copper coins had previously only been a misdemeanor).… …
8Counterfeiting, copyists, and piracy — Copying another designer s work dates as far back as the Middle Ages, when styles created for the royals and other nobles were frequently reinterpreted by other designers, usually with less expensive materials. The feudal society of the Middle… …
9counterfeiting — Synonyms and related words: coinage, coining, copying, emulation, fakery, following, forgery, hit off, imitation, impersonation, imposture, impression, mimesis, mintage, mirroring, onomatopoeia, parody, plagiarism, plagiary, repetition,… …
10counterfeiting — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. copying, simulation, duplication; see imitation 1 , pretending , reproduction 1 …
