Dictionary
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.
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v.t.
to utter slander against; defame.
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v.i.
to utter or circulate slander.
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