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Counterfeiter

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In criminal law. One who unlawfully makes base coin in imitation of the true metal, or forges false currency, or any instrument of writing, bearing a likeness and similitude to that which is lawful and genuine, with an intention of deceiving and imposing upon mankind.

Thinnan v. Matthews, 1 Stew. (Ala.) 384.