What does forgery entail?

Forgery is defined as the act of altering or creating a document with the intent to deceive or defraud another party. This involves, for instance, changing the details of a legal document, such as a signature or the terms of a contract, to represent something that is not true. The focus is on the intent to mislead another party to gain an unfair advantage or to commit a fraud.

While other options touch on concepts that may involve deception or illegality, option B specifically encapsulates the legal definition of forgery, which is crucial in various legal contexts. Submitting false evidence relates more to perjury or tampering with evidence than to forgery itself. Misrepresentation in a legal matter can occur in many forms but is broader and not strictly tied to the alteration of documents or intentional deception in the context of forgery. Creating counterfeit money does involve forgery in a broader sense, as it is another type of fraudulent alteration, but the most accurate representation of forgery, particularly in legal documents, is found in option B.