The act or process of creating or making counterfeits; the state of being counterfeit.
From counterfeit + -ment (suffix forming nouns of action or state, from Old French -ment, Latin -mentum). An archaic term for the activity or condition of counterfeiting.
This rare word captures the entire criminal enterprise—not just the fake object itself, but the whole process, planning, and state of deception involved in counterfeiting.
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