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crimen injuria

cri·men in·jur·i·a [ krmən in jree ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
injury of somebody's dignity: in South Africa, the crime of deliberately injuring another person's dignity, especially by use of racial insults or obscene language

[Early 20th century. < Latin< crimen "accusation" + injuria "indignity"]
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