01 n. False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction.
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Calumnies ((#))
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False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction.“Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny.” — Shak.