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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