Dishonor, Dishonour

[It. disonore; Fr deshonneur. Whatever constitutes a stain or blemish on the reputation; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach; opprobrium. To bring reproach or shame on; to disgrace; to shame; to degrade; to debase; to treat with indignity. To violate the chastity of; to debauch; to pollute. (Com.) To dishonor a bill , is when a person on whom a bill is drawn declines to accept it, or to pay it when it becomes due. In such a case it is nece ary for the holder, or person in whose favor the bill is drawn, to give notice to the drawer and indorsers of the dishonor of the bill, within a reasonable time, so as to preserve his recourse against them. Shame