Dishonour

He stressed that while God can do all things, false testimonies dishonour Him and risk the spiritual well-being of those involved.

For them, surrender was a mark of dishonour on their family and their country.

There is no dishonour in default and Machiavelli estimated “that fortune is the arbiter of half our actions”.

Whoever does that is considered to have brought dishonour to his/her family.

Of a truth, we have been doing our best to engage in positive issues and avoid detractors who have chosen to walk in the path of dishonour and injustice.

According to Caesar, the captured Roman soldiers were ordered to pass through under a yoke set up by the triumphant Gauls, a dishonour that called for both public as well as private vengeance.

All arenarii (those who appeared in the arena) were " infames by reputation", a form of social dishonour which excluded them from most of the advantages and rights of citizenship.

As such, when Lucius reprimands Titus for slaying one of his own sons, Titus responds "Nor thou, nor he, are any sons of mine;/My sons would never so dishonour me" (l.296).

Being very ignorant, very fearful, with very little judgement, it is easy to be seen she might mean well, being surrounded with so many artful people, who at last compassed their designs to her dishonour.

Enraged at the dishonour Agamemnon had inflicted upon him, Achilles decided he would no longer fight.

Eric tells her that though he intends to eventually return to the China mission, he feels divinely inspired when running, and that not to run would be to dishonour God, saying, "I believe that God made me for a purpose.

If she shall dishonour her ministry by contracting a marriage, let her be anathema.

It was then that Uffi regained his speech, and revealed that his silence had been caused by the great dishonour involved in Atisl's death.

Nay, do not stare or make a fuss When I tell ye they have boycotted me from appearing in Royal Circus, Which in my opinion is a great shame, And a dishonour to the city's name (.

Shahryar begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning, before she has a chance to dishonour him.

The surrounding peoples began to mock the Angles, accusing them of cowardice and dishonour.

The two would eventually cause great dishonour to the Angles when they ambushed Atisl in a forest as he walked alone and slew him.

The wealthy sometimes petitioned such lettres to dispose of inconvenient individuals, especially to prevent unequal marriages (nobles with commoners), or to prevent a scandal (the Lettre could prevent court cases that might otherwise dishonour a family).

This episode would have inspired the duchess' motto : "Potius mori quam foedari" ("rather death than dishonour").

Thomas B. Costain, The Magnificent Century, p. 308 His hands and feet were also cut off and sent to diverse places to enemies of his as a great mark of dishonour to the deceased.