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imprecation
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[ noun ] calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
Synonyms Examples "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)For_example , a writer in a recent number of The_Queen hyperbolically states that `` of the myriad imprecations the only one which the English Catholics really resent is the suggestion that they are ' un English '' ' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a slanderous accusation
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