The difference between Forgery and Fraud
When used as nouns, forgery means the act of forging metal into shape, whereas fraud means the crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
Fraud is also verb with the meaning: to defraud.
check bellow for the other definitions of Forgery and Fraud
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Forgery as a noun:
The act of forging metal into shape.
Examples:
"the forgery of horseshoes"
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Forgery as a noun:
The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.
Examples:
"the forgery of a bond"
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Forgery as a noun:
That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.
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Forgery as a noun (archaic):
An invention, creation.
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Fraud as a noun (law):
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
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Fraud as a noun:
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
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Fraud as a noun:
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
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Fraud as a noun:
A person who performs any such trick.
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Fraud as a noun (obsolete):
A trap or snare.
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Fraud as a verb (obsolete):
To defraud