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- Dictionaryslander/ˈslɑːndə/
noun
- 1. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation: "he is suing the TV company for slander"
verb
- 1. make false and damaging statements about (someone): "they were accused of slandering the head of state"
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SLANDER definition: 1. a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a…. Learn more.
The meaning of SLANDER is to utter slander against : defame. How to use slander in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Slander.
SLANDER meaning: 1. a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a…. Learn more.
noun. defamation; calumny: The accusations are based on hearsay, rumor, or intentional slander, and remain undocumented and unproved. a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report: The writer is spewing a despicable slander against an 87-year-old man, and without a shred of proof.
Slander is an untrue spoken statement about someone which is intended to damage their reputation.
Slander is the act of saying an untrue, negative statement about someone. In law, the word slander is contrasted with libel, which is the act of making a false written statement about someone. The noun slander is from Old French esclandre, escandle, or "scandal," from Late Latin scandalum "stumbling block, offense."
noun. /ˈslɑːndə (r)/ /ˈslændər/ [countable, uncountable] a false spoken statement intended to damage the good opinion people have of somebody; the legal offence of making this kind of statement. a vicious slander on the company’s good name. He's suing them for slander. compare libel. Extra Examples. Topics Crime and punishment c2.
Slander Definition. The utterance in the presence of another person of a false statement or statements, damaging to a third person's character or reputation: usually distinguished from libel, which is written. Such a spoken statement.
SLANDER definition: 1. the crime of saying bad things about someone that are not true 2. saying bad things about…. Learn more.
Definition of slander verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
