Fake
Fake adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
Usage example: arrested for peddling “designer” watches that were fake
Valid
Both words in one sentence
- A Running Gag is how Piffany's order uses a painfully fake moustache and nothing else as a valid disguise... And it always works.
Source: Comic Strip / Nodwick - Turns out one of the witches of the academy cast a fake death spell on him for no apparent valid reason.
Source: Asspull - Obviously, any evidence gained from such a fake trial is very very dubious, and, in Procedurals, expect drama about whether or not it will be valid in a later, real trial.
Source: Decoy Trial
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