Criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally refers to the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific intent to defraud. Wikipedia

Process of making false documents. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Anglophone term meaning forgery or fabrication Wikidata

Process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive Wikidata

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. Wiktionary

The act of forging, fabricating or producing falsely. Wiktionary (translation)