forgery of official documents; falsification of official records
A specific crime under Japanese law, referring to the act of forging or altering official documents. Used in legal contexts.
He was indicted for forgery of official documents.
The crime of forging official documents is stipulated in the Penal Code.
文書偽造 is a broader term for document forgery in general, while 公文書偽造罪 specifically refers to the crime of forging official documents.
私文書偽造罪 is the crime of forging private documents, as opposed to official ones.
Compound of 公文書 (official document), 偽造 (forgery), and 罪 (crime).