| Scandal (scandal) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Scan"dal |
| [F. scandale,
fr. L. scandalum, Gr. (?), a snare laid for an enemy, a
stumbling block, offense, scandal: cf. OE. scandle, OF.
escandle. See Slander.] |
Offense
caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is
regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or
disgrace.
Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure;
defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.
Anything alleged in
pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or
which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good
manners.
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| Scandal (scandal) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Scan"dal |
|
To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to
slander.
To scandalize; to offend.
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