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Contrafactio

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Counterfeiting.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. I.

In old English law. A facere; Controfactura.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Counterfeiting; as contrafactio sigilli regis, counterleiting the king’s seal, Cowell.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. A counterfeiting. Cowell. Blount. Properly controfactio. See Controfacere, Controfactura.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

crim. law, counterfeiting, imitating. In the French law contrafaction (contrefacon) is the illegal reprinting of a book for which the author or his assignee has a copy-right, to the prejudice of the latter. Mer]. Répert. rc mot Contrefacon.