Where does “counterfeiting” come from?
Counterfeiting derives from Old French countrefait, the past participle of contrefaire, meaning to make in imitation or fraudulently reproduce.
counterfeiting (English): present participle of counterfeit; The act of one...
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- present participle of counterfeit; The act of one...
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