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calumny

cal.um.ny \'kal-(y)*m-ne-\ n [MF & L; MF calomnie, fr. L calumnia, fr. 
   calvi to deceive; a]kin to OE ho-l calumny, Gk ke-lein to beguile 1: the 
   malicious uttering of false charges or misrepresentations calculated  to 
   damage another's reputation 2: a misrepresentation intended to blacken 
   another's reputation