stigmatizing — index calumnious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stigmatizing — stigmatize (Amer.) stig·ma·tize || stɪgmÉ™taɪz v. characterize something as disgraceful; mark with a stigma; brand or condemn as disgraceful; treat a person in an unjust manner by disapproving of him/her (also stigmatise) … English contemporary dictionary
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