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Noun: falsification  ,fol-su-fu'key-shun [N. Amer], ,fól-si-fi'key-shun [Brit]
  1. The act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
    "The falsification of financial records led to the company's downfall";
    - falsehood
     
  2. The act of determining that something is false
    "His falsification of the data invalidated the entire study";
    - falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal
     
  3. A wilful perversion of facts
    "The falsification of scientific data led to the researcher's disgrace";
    - misrepresentation
     
  4. Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
    "The new archaeological findings provided a falsification of the previous historical theory";
    - disproof, refutation

Derived forms: falsifications

Type of: actus reus, determination, dishonesty, evidence, finding, grounds, knavery [archaic], misconduct, roguishness, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct

Encyclopedia: Falsification