calumniation

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calumniation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Calumniation \Ca*lum`ni*a"tion\
     (k[.a]*l[u^]m`n[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
     False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and
     false representation of the words or actions of another, with
     a view to injure his good name.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The calumniation of her principal counselors. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

calumniation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  calumniation
      n 1: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious
           misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn:
           defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy,
           traducement, hatchet job]