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

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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

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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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