Also means
infringement (of intellectual property)
Usage Note
Contrefaçon covers both the act and the counterfeit object itself — a fake handbag is une contrefaçon, and the crime is also la contrefaçon. The related verb is contrefaire (to counterfeit or to mimic). France's customs agency regularly seizes large quantities of contrefaçons at ports and airports.
Examples
"Cette montre est une contrefaçon."
Natural Translation
This watch is a counterfeit.
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