Coin counterfeiting
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
counterfeit the coinage · counterfeit the money · false money
spoken of as
1 expressionCounterfeiting of coin1 mention
The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625–1660 (English)
or shall bring from the parts beyond the seas into this Commonwealth, or into any the dominions of the same, any such false and counterfeit coin of money, being current within the same, as is abovesaid, knowing the same money to be false and counterfeit, to the intent to utter or make payment with the same within this Commonwealth, by merchandize or otherwise;
in the texts
Nicomachean Ethics
The crime of counterfeiting money, invoked as a comparison for the severity of deceiving a friend through false pretense of character.
in fact he is a worse malefactor than those who counterfeit the coinage, inasmuch as his offence touches something more precious than money.
The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625–1660
The offence of counterfeiting, clipping, or debasing the Commonwealth's coinage, newly classed as high treason.
or shall bring from the parts beyond the seas into this Commonwealth, or into any the dominions of the same, any such false and counterfeit coin of money, being current within the same, as is abovesaid, knowing the same money to be false and counterfeit, to the intent to utter or make payment with the same within this Commonwealth, by merchandize or otherwise;