contagious and disgraceful disease a
- contagious and disgraceful disease a
venereal disease
Legal jargon in the English law of defamation. If you wrongly imputed it when speaking about a woman, the plaintiff had no need to prove special damage. The Slander of Women Act 1891 also made an imputation of unchastity in a woman actionable without proof of special damage.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms.
R. W. Holder.
2014.
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