### Question
How is the "forged" defined?


### Answer
The term **forged** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 513* as follows -

> 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**

