falsified

adjective

fal·​si·​fied ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfīd How to pronounce falsified (audio)
: made false : falsely created or altered in order to deceive
falsified passports
a falsified report of the incident

Examples of falsified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsified business records. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 21 May 2024 The prosecution needs to prove Trump falsified business records in furtherance of a separate crime, Germain explained. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 May 2024 Blackmail, extortion, defamation, death threats, tax evasion forged signatures, falsified bank statements, domestic and international wire fraud.. Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024 Bates said Hall’s falsified hours amounted to $500 of theft. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2024 Those reimbursements constitute the 34 falsified documents. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 May 2024 According to the indictment, Trump then reimbursed Cohen through monthly checks that were disguised as payments for 2017 legal services and documented in the form of falsified business records at the Trump Organization. Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 The prosecution has presented no evidence of how this was a falsified business record. Fox News, 13 May 2024 And, illuminating what prosecutors say is the cover-up at the heart of the case, he is expected to offer his firsthand account of how, after the 2016 election, the new president reimbursed him for the hush money, but falsified records to disguise those payments as legal expenses. William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 12 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of falsified was in 1528

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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsified. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

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