/kal"euhm nee/ , n. , pl. calumnies .
1. a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something: The speech was considered a calumny of the administration.
2. the act of uttering calumnies; slander; defamation.
[ 1400-50; late ME calumnia, equiv. to calumn-, perh. orig. a middle participle of calvi to deceive + -ia -Y 3 ) ]
Syn. 2. libel, vilification, calumniation, derogation.