calumny Copy link Outline 1. mălĕdictum2. crīmĭnātio falsa Cic. (also simply criminatio, esp. in pl.3. opprobrium falsum • calumny: 1. mălĕdictum: to heap c.s upon a person's life, m. in alicujus vitam conjicere, Cic.: v. abuse. 2. crīmĭnātio falsa Cic. (also simply criminatio, esp. in pl.: Liv.). 3. opprobrium falsum: to be assailed by c.s, op. falsis morderi, Hor.: v. reproach. Phr.: to invent c.s, crimina fingere, Cic.: to bespatter the lustre of a life with c.s, splendorem vitae maculis adspergere, Cic.: to indulge in c.s against a man behind his back, absentem aliquem rodere: Hor.: v. to backbite.
CALUMNY Copy link • CALUMNYs. calumnia: obtrectatio: criminatio (an accusation with evil intention, in a calumnious spirit).