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    Slan·der
    /ˈslandər/

    noun

    • 1. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation: "he is suing the TV network for slander"

    verb

    • 1. make false and damaging statements about (someone): "they were accused of slandering the head of state"
  2. Sep 27, 2023 · Slander is a false defamatory statement that is spoken aloud. Libel is a false defamatory statement, but libelous statements are written and disseminated to a third party.

  3. Slander definition: defamation; calumny. See examples of SLANDER used in a sentence.

  4. Add to word list. a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement: The doctor is suing his partner for slander. She regarded his comment as a slander on her good reputation. Compare. libel noun. Damaging reputation. anti-defamation. aspersion.

  5. Jul 11, 2022 · Put simply, slander is a legal term used to describe defamation or the act of harming a person or business's reputation by telling one or more people...

  6. slander. A false statement, usually made orally, which defames another person. Unlike libel, damages from slander are not presumed and must be proven by the party suing.

  7. slander. n. oral defamation, in which someone tells one or more persons an untruth about another which untruth will harm the reputation of the person defamed. Slander is a civil wrong (tort) and can be the basis for a lawsuit. Damages (payoff for worth) for slander may be limited to actual (special) damages unless there is malicious intent ...

  8. slander - The act of making a false spoken statement that damages a person's reputation.

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