Calumnia
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In the civil law. Calumny, malice or ill design; a false accusation; a malicious prosecution.
Lanning v. Christy, 30 Ohio St 115, 27 Am. Rep. 481.
In the old common law. A claim, demand, challenge to jurors.