calumnies

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calumnies - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
           not escape calumny.                      --Shak.
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