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  • 21Consonant mutation — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …

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  • 22Antejuramentum — Antejuramentum, and præjuramentum, historically called juramentum calumniæ (literally, oath to accuse falsely ), is an oath which both the accuser and accused were obliged to make before any trial or purgation. The accuser was to swear that he… …

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  • 23calumniate — calumniation, n. calumniator, n. /keuh lum nee ayt /, v.t., calumniated, calumniating. to make false and malicious statements about; slander. [1545 55; < L calumniatus (ptp. of calumniari to accuse falsely, trick), equiv. to calumni(a) CALUMNY +&#8230; …

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  • 24Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Countess d' — ▪ French author Aulnoy also spelled  Aunoy   born 1650/51, near Honfleur, Fr. died Jan. 14, 1705, Paris  writer of fairy tales and of novels of court intrigue, whose personal intrigues were commensurate with those described in her books.&#8230; …

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  • 25 — 【무】 꾸미다; 속이다; 더럽히다; 강제로 하다 言부 7획 (총14획) [v] make false accusation; accuse falsely; bring a false charge against 欺誣 (기무) 속임 惑世誣民 (혹세무민) 세상을 어지럽히고 백성을 속이는 일 …

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  • 26calumniate — (v.) 1550s, from L. calumniatus, pp. of calumniari to accuse falsely, from calumnia slander, false accusation (see CALUMNY (Cf. calumny)). Related: Calumniation; calumniator …

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  • 27challenge — (n.) late 13c., from O.Fr. chalonge calumny, slander; in legal use, accusation, claim, dispute, from V.L. calumniare to accuse falsely, from L. calumnia trickery (see CALUMNY (Cf. calumny)). Accusatory connotations died out 17c. Meaning a calling …

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  • 28asperse — v. a. Vilify, slander, calumniate, traduce, defame, disparage, slur, censure, impugn, malign, revile, lampoon, backbite, attack, abuse, blacken, blemish, besmirch, bespatter, befoul, defile, run down, detract from, speak ill of, accuse falsely,&#8230; …

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  • 29calumniate — v. a. Slander, malign, traduce, defame, vilify, revile, abuse, libel, blacken, blemish, accuse falsely. See asperse …

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  • 30vilify — v. a. Defame, traduce, revile, slander, asperse, calumniate, scandalize, malign, abuse, blacken, blemish, slur, vituperate, backbite, lampoon, disparage, berate, run down, speak ill of, accuse falsely, decry …

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