- slander slan·der
- ['slɒːndə(r)]
1. ncalunnia, Law diffamazione f2. vtcalunniare, Law diffamare
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slander slan·der
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slan´der|er — slan|der «SLAN duhr, SLAHN », noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a false report meant to do harm to the good name and reputation of another: »Do not listen to slander. SYNONYM(S): defamation, calumny. b) Law. a spoken statement tending to damage a person s… … Useful english dictionary
slan|der — «SLAN duhr, SLAHN », noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a false report meant to do harm to the good name and reputation of another: »Do not listen to slander. SYNONYM(S): defamation, calumny. b) Law. a spoken statement tending to damage a person s reputation … Useful english dictionary
slan´der|ous|ness — slan|der|ous «SLAN duhr uhs, druhs; SLAHN », adjective. 1. of, containing, or involving slander or a slander: »slanderous words. SYNONYM(S): calumnious, defamatory. 2. speaking or spreading slanders: »Done to death by slanderous tongues… … Useful english dictionary
slan´der|ous|ly — slan|der|ous «SLAN duhr uhs, druhs; SLAHN », adjective. 1. of, containing, or involving slander or a slander: »slanderous words. SYNONYM(S): calumnious, defamatory. 2. speaking or spreading slanders: »Done to death by slanderous tongues… … Useful english dictionary
slan|der|ous — «SLAN duhr uhs, druhs; SLAHN », adjective. 1. of, containing, or involving slander or a slander: »slanderous words. SYNONYM(S): calumnious, defamatory. 2. speaking or spreading slanders: »Done to death by slanderous tongues (Shakespeare).… … Useful english dictionary
slander — slan·der 1 / slan dər/ vt: to utter slander against slan·der·er n slander 2 n [Anglo French esclandre, from Old French escandle esclandre scandal, from Late Latin scandalum moral stumbling block, disgrace, from Greek skandalon, literally, snare,… … Law dictionary
slander — slan|der1 [ slændər ] noun 1. ) count or uncount something bad that you say about someone that is not true and may damage their reputation: What you said about Barbara is cruel and vicious slander. 2. ) uncount LEGAL the crime of saying something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Slander — Slan der, n. [OE. sclandere, OF. esclandre, esclandle, escandre, F. esclandre, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. ??? a snare, stumbling block, offense, scandal; probably originally, the spring of a trap, and akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap. See {Scan},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slander — Slan der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slandering}.] 1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slander — ▪ I. slander slan‧der 1 [ˈslɑːndə ǁ ˈslændər] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW a spoken statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the good opinion that people have of him or her, or the legal offence of making a… … Financial and business terms
slander — slan•der [[t]ˈslæn dər[/t]] n. 1) defamation; calumny 2) a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report 3) law Law. defamation by oral utterance rather than by writing, pictures, etc 4) to utter slander against; defame 5) to utter or… … From formal English to slang
