falsification (n.)

  1. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

    [ Syn: disproof , refutation ]

  2. a willful perversion of facts

    [ Syn: misrepresentation ]

  3. the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

    [ Syn: falsehood ]

  4. the act of determining that something is false

    [ Syn: falsifying , disproof , refutation , refutal ]

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