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FALSIFICATION
falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal
(noun) the act of determining that something is false
falsification, falsehood
(noun) the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
falsification, misrepresentation
(noun) a willful perversion of facts
disproof, falsification, refutation
(noun) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
falsification (countable and uncountable, plural falsifications)
the act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not
knowingly false statement or wilful misrepresentation
showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong
Source: Wiktionary
Fal`si*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [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. To counterfeit the living image of king in his person exceedeth all falsifications. Bacon.
2. Willful misstatement or misrepresentation. Extreme necessity . . . forced him upon this bold and violent falsification of the doctrine of the alliance. Bp. Warburton.
3. (Equity)
Definition: The showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong. Story.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACQUITTED
(adjective) declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; “he stands acquitted on all charges”; “the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity”
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