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Noun: imprecation  `im-pru'key-shun
  1. The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
    "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
    - malediction
     
  2. A slanderous accusation

Derived forms: imprecations

See also: imprecate

Type of: accusal, accusation, condemnation, curse, execration

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