Crimen Falsi - Definition - Law Dictionary

Definition :

Crimen falsi, forgery.

Crimen falsi dicitur, cum quis illicitus, cui non fuerit ad h'c data auctoritas, de sigillo regis rapto vel invento, brevia cartasue consignaverit. Fleta, 1, c. xxiii.-(The crime of forgery is when any one illicitly, to whom power has not been given for such purposes, has signed writs or chartrs with the king's seal, either stolen or found.) See FORGERY