### Question
What does forged mean?


### Answer
**Forged** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 513*:

> a document that purports to be genuine but is not because it has been falsely altered, completed, signed, or endorsed, or contains a false addition thereto or insertion therein, or is a combination of parts of two or more genuine documents

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 513*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 25-COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY**

