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Knockoff.


Knockoff knock·off  
n. Informal
An unauthorized copy or imitation, as of designer clothing: "the place to go for quality knockoffs" Women's Wear Daily.

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The global business of counterfeit To falsify, deceive, or defraud. A copy or imitation of something that is intended to be taken as authentic and genuine in order to deceive another.

A counterfeit coin is one that may pass for a genuine coin and may include a lower denomination coin altered so that it may
 goods is one of the world's fastest-growing crime waves. Based on interviews with victims, authorities and the criminals themselves, Knockoff touches on the economic consequences of seemingly harmless falsifications.
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Title Annotation:BRIEF CASE
Publication:Latin Trade
Date:Mar 1, 2006
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