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Scan"dal (?), n. [F. scandale, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. &unr_;, a snare laid for an enemy, a stumbling block, offense, scandal: cf. OE. scandle, OF. escandle. See Slander.] 1. Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace.
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O, what a scandal is it to our crown,
That two such noble peers as ye should jar! Shak.
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[I] have brought scandal
To Israel, diffidence of God, and doubt
In feeble hearts. Milton.
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2. Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.
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You must not put another scandal on him. Shak.
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My known virtue is from scandal free. Dryden.
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3. (Equity) 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. Daniell.
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Syn. -- Defamation; detraction; slander; calumny; opprobrium; reproach; shame; disgrace.
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Scan"dal (?), v. t. 1. To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander. [R.]
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I do fawn on men and hug them hard
And after scandal them. Shak.
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2. To scandalize; to offend. [Obs.] Bp. Story.
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Syn. -- To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate; asperse; vilify; disgrace.
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