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11slander — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gross (BrE), malicious, vicious, vile VERB + SLANDER ▪ be guilty of ▪ sue sb for …
12slander — slan|der1 [ slændər ] noun 1. ) count or uncount something bad that you say about someone that is not true and may damage their reputation: What you said about Barbara is cruel and vicious slander. 2. ) uncount LEGAL the crime of saying something …
13slander — libel, slander 1. Libel is a published false statement that is damaging to a person s reputation, whereas slander is a malicious false statement that is spoken about a person. In popular usage the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but the …
14slander — slan|der1 [ˈsla:ndə US ˈslændər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: esclandre, from Late Latin scandalum; SCANDAL] 1.) [U and C] a false spoken statement about someone, intended to damage the good opinion that people have of that person… …
15slander — 1 noun 1 (C) a false spoken statement about someone that is intended to damage the good opinion that people have 2 (U) the legal offence of making a statement of this kind: The doctor was awarded record damages against her partners for slander.… …
16slander — [ˈslɑːndə] noun [C/U] legal the crime of saying something about someone that is not true and that is likely to damage their reputation slander verb [T] …
17slander — This word (from the Latin scandalum, meaning a stumbling block or temptation ) refers to untrue statements or untrue allegations that falsely damage a person s reputation …
18libel and slander — Two torts (See tort law) that involve the communication of false information about a person, a group, or an entity such as a corporation. Libel is any defamation that can be seen, such as a writing, printing, effigy, movie, or statue. Slander is… …
19libel slander — Although nearly all dictionaries define libel merely as a statement that defames a person or damages his or her reputation, it is worth remembering that it must do so unreasonably or inaccurately. It is the wrongness of a contention that makes …
20libel, slander — Although nearly all dictionaries define libel merely as a statement that defames or damages a person’s reputation, it is worth remembering that it must do so unreasonably or inaccurately. It is the wrongness of a contention that makes it… …
