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COUNTERFEITER [1 record]

Record 1 2007-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

One that forges or makes copies or imitations of current money.

CONT

Recent advances in so-called reprographic equipment (photocopiers, scanners, printers and the like) have led to fears that an epidemic of forgeries by a new class of offenders is just getting under way. Members of that group, known as casual counterfeiters, run off small amounts of funny money to help meet daily living expenses. ... Expert counterfeiters have been around since the first coins were minted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Personne qui fabrique de faux billets de banque, imite une signature, etc.

OBS

En droit, on appelle «contrefacteur» la personne qui se rend coupable de contrefaçon frauduleuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Monedas y billetes
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