The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scandalum magnatum
Scandalum magnatum \Scan"da*lum mag*na"tum`\ [L., scandal of magnates.] (Law) A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; -- usually abbreviated scan. mag.
Wiktionary
scandalum magnatum
n. (context legal English) A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity.
Usage examples of "scandalum magnatum".
Henry I and his nobles wore their hair in long ringlets down their backs and shoulders, and became a scandalum magnatum in the eyes of the godly.