1. Noun
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.
2. Noun
a slanderous accusation
Vocabulary classified under Law
3. Noun
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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