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What is a calumny?

What is a calumny? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
  2. False charges brought about to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
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But I will put my trust in the American system, where fabrication and concoction may work for awhile, but sooner or later the calumny is exposed.
Upon publication, he sued the newspaper for calumny because he was financially secure and was not in the shop-sign business.
As the first barrister briefed in that seminal case, it behoves me to respond to this ignorant calumny.
He defended his beliefs with vigour, but in the end was overwhelmed by the flood of insult and calumny to which he was subjected.
We believe we must treat politicians and those who govern with disrespect, with abuse, with calumny and sometimes untruth.
When I buy Frank magazine and pass it around, I am doing evil for I am sharing in the sin of detraction and calumny.

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