slander vs libel
Definitions
verb
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
noun
- words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Examples
I'm personally offended both by the error on the Times website and by your association of me with what you call the intentional slander of US marines.
Hamlet as a play is similarly preoccupied by slander, misrepresentation and selves fabricated from the nothings of rhetorical tropes.
Islanders on the frontline hid in bomb shelters.
Definitions
noun
- the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
- a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
verb
- print slanderous statements against
Examples
The abuse of libel laws is not imaginary.
In my judgment, grave though the libel is, and grave though the aggravation has been, the answer to that question is decisively no.
Dr Archer was memorably described as "fragrant" by Mr Justice Caulfield during her husband's 1987 libel trial against the Daily Star.
