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Complete Definition of "slander"

English

Etymology
13th century. Via Old French esclandre, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ("cause of offense").

Noun
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en-noun

  1. a false, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement

Translations
trans-top|false, malicious statement
Chinese Characters: è¬, è°¤
Chinese: 誹è¬, 诽谤
Czech: pomluva f
Dutch: laster m, smaad
French: calomnie f
German: t|de|Verleumdung|f
Greek: δÏÏÏήμηÏη f (dusfémese)
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Italian: calunnia f
Japanese: 中å·
Korean: ìë´
Portuguese: Calúnia f
Russian: клевеÑа (klevetá) f, злоÑловие n (zloslóvije)
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Verb
en-verb

  1. to utter a slanderous statement

Translations

trans-top|utter a slanderous statement
Czech: pomluvit
Finnish: panetella
French: calomnier
Polish: szkalowaÄ
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German: verleumden
Russian: клевеÑаÑÑ, злоÑловиÑÑ, поÑоÑиÑÑ
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See also
defamation
defame
libel

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