Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Calumny"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. {Calumnies}. [L. calumnia, fr.
calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
{Challenge}, n.]
False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
reported, to the injury of another; malicious
misrepresentation; slander; detraction. ``Infamous
calumnies.'' --Motley.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
not escape calumny. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
calumny
n 1: a malicious attack [syn: {defamation}, {obloquy}, {traducement},
{hatchet job}]
2: the act of defaming [syn: {aspersion}, {slander}, {defamation}]
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