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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
  3. 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. The calumniation of her principal counselors. Bacon.
  4. False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and falserepresentation of the words or actions of another, with a view toinjure his good name.The calumniation of her principal counselors. Bacon.
  5. n a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions