[
UK
/slˈɑːndɐ/
]
[ US /ˈsɫændɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɫændɝ/ ]
VERB
-
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
The journalists have defamed me!
The article in the paper sullied my reputation
NOUN
- words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
How To Use slander In A Sentence
- Posting of slanderous, libelous, abusive or defamatory material is totally prohibited.
- It is impossible to keep libel and slander hidden in one country as before, thanks to the internet. Times, Sunday Times
- Similarly, don't use profanity, obscenity, slander or libel.
- Posting of slanderous, libelous, abusive or defamatory material is totally prohibited.
- However, it's a legal principle that public figures have a much higher bar to reach in libel and slander suits. Palin attorney warns media over 'defamatory' charges
- If a letter is potentially libelous, slanderous or appears to have been written with malice or harmful intent, it will be edited or rejected.
- At what point does it become slander or libel? The Times Literary Supplement
- In defamation the falsity of the libel or slander is presumed; but justification is a complete defence.
- 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. Rightwing Spin That Haditha Massacre Never Occurred
- Hamlet as a play is similarly preoccupied by slander, misrepresentation and selves fabricated from the nothings of rhetorical tropes.
