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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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The meaning of SLANDER is to utter slander against : defame. How to use slander in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Slander.
SLANDER definition: 1. a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a…. Learn more.
Jan 1, 2016 · Slander is a defamatory statement that is spoken, rather than published in writing or art. In order to qualify as slander in a legal action, the statement must be false and maliciously made. In most cases, the statement must have been presented as fact, rather than the speaker’s opinion.
Nov 4, 2017 · 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. besmirch.
slan•der. (ˈslæn dər) n. 1. defamation; calumny. 2. a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report. 3. Law. defamation by oral utterance rather than by writing, pictures, etc. v.t. 4. to utter slander against; defame.
slander. 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.
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.
