calumnior

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate, blame unjustly, blackmail
  • I contrive tricks, intrigue.
  • (legal) I accuse falsely, bring false information against someone.
  • (legal) I practise legal chicanery, trickery, or subterfuge.

Etymology

Affix from Latin calumnia (a false accusation, calumny, trickery, false statement, malicious charge, fallacy, artifice, misrepresentation, slander, false accusation).

Origin

Latin

calumnia

Gloss

a false accusation, calumny, trickery, false statement, malicious charge, fallacy, artifice, misrepresentation, slander, false accusation

Concept
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Social and political relations

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