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COUNTERFEIT MONEY [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-13

English

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

Money made to resemble legal money and passed as such with the intent to defraud.

French

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

Papier-monnaie ou argent métallique mis en circulation de manière illégale et frauduleuse par des personnes différentes de la banque émettrice, et qui semble être, en apparence, de l'argent véritable.

OBS

fausse monnaie : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

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

Papel moneda o dinero metálico puesto en circulación de forma ilegal y fraudulenta por personas distintas del banco emisor, con apariencia de dinero verdadero y con el fin de enriquecimiento injusto.

OBS

dinero falso: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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