Discredit

n.	1.	The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
	2.	Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; - applied to persons or things. It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession. - Rogers.
v. t.	1.	To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited. [imp. & p. p. Discredited; p. pr. & vb. n. Discrediting.]
	2.	To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible. - Strype.
	2.	To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace. He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went. - Sir H. Wotton.

Noun	1.	discredit - the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute" Synonyms: disrepute
Verb	1.	discredit - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
	2.	discredit - damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians" Synonyms: disgrace
	3.	discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept Synonyms: disbelieve

TO DISCREDIT, practice, evidence. To deprive one of credit or confidence.
     2. In general, a party may discredit a witness called by the opposite party, who testifies against him, by proving that his character is such as not to entitle him to credit or confidence, or any other fact which shows he is not, entitled to belief. It is clearly settled, also, that the party voluntarily calling a witness, cannot afterwards impeach his character for truth and veracity. 1 Moo. & Rob. 414; 3 B. & Cress. 746; S. C. 10 Eng. Com. Law R. 220. But if a party calls a witness, who turns out unfavorable, he may call another to prove the same point. 2 Campb. R. 556 2 Stark. R. 334; S. C. 3 E. C. L. R. 371 1 Nev & Man. 34; 4 B. & Adolph. 193; S. C. 24 E. C. L. R. 47; 1 Phil. Ev. 229; Rosc. Civ. Ev. 96.

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