☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Calumny

A false and malicious statement made to injure another's reputation; slander or defamation. In Roman law, a calumniator who brought a false criminal accusation could be branded on the forehead with the letter K (for 'kalumnia').

Etymology: Latin 'calumnia' (trickery, false accusation), from 'calvi' (to deceive) · Category: General Legal Terms · Source: Justinian, 'Digest' 3.6; Black's Law Dictionary, 11th Ed.
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