n. [ Cf. F. falsification. ] 1. The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not. [ 1913 Webster ] To counterfeit the living image of king in his person exceedeth all falsifications. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Willful misstatement or misrepresentation. [ 1913 Webster ] Extreme necessity . . . forced him upon this bold and violent falsification of the doctrine of the alliance. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Equity) The showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong. Story. [ 1913 Webster ] |