malignation — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Malignment.

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   • Countable
   • Uncommon
   • Uncountable

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   […] and vtterly in our heartes conceyue, that it is farre from our duetie of allegiaunce to beleue vntrue repoꝛtes and falſe malignations agaynſte our ſoverayne.

   […] he can afford to stand the brunt of a few stray shots from such nurselings of vanity as have wasted their feeble strength in still more feeble satire and malignation.

   But the day of retribution has arrived and the clean exbibitor’s answer to the malignation of the men who have stood up for a real brotherhood of motion picture interests thruout the land is irrefutably registered on the A. E. A. application blanks.

   Every citizen has as full a right to be protected by the laws from malignation scandal and false charges as a member of Con­gress has a right to utter them in his seat.

2. The process of becoming malignant.

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   • Uncountable