Definitions | slander |
| noun
- a false, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement
verb
- to utter a slanderous statement
Etymology: 13th century. Via Old French esclandre, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ("cause of offense").
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