It is a crime to counterfeit money.

伪造钱币是犯罪行为。

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It is against the law to counterfeit money.

伪造货币是违法的。

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The cashier would not accept the payment because it was made with counterfeit money.

比喻脏钱，黑钱，不法渠道取得的收入。

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Charges against others included international money laundering, selling counterfeit goods, and the black-market sale of human organs.

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But until they do, just like handling counterfeit money, all of us are going to be victimized if you will, by counterfeits and forgers.

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He compares it to counterfeit money de-valuing real currency.

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But as long as there is demand for cheap knockoffs--and patients are willing to chance taking them in order to save money on skyrocketing drug prices--the counterfeit problem is not likely to go away.

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