Legal Definitions - bogus

Definition:bogus (boh-gəs), adj. Not genuine; counterfeit; spurious. This means that something is fake or not real.

Examples:

• The designer handbag she bought on the street was bogus.
• The email claiming she won a million dollars was bogus.
• The website selling "authentic" sports jerseys for $10 was definitely bogus.

These examples illustrate how something can be bogus if it is not genuine or real. The handbag, email, and sports jerseys were all fake and not what they claimed to be.