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Nov 28, 2009
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slan•der



Pronunciation: (slan'dur), [key]
n.
1. defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
2. a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report: a slander against his good name.
3. Law.defamation by oral utterance rather than by writing, pictures, etc.

v.t.
to utter slander against; defame.

v.i.
to utter or circulate slander.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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