All 3 Uses of
slander
in
Romeo and Juliet
- my reputation stain'd With Tybalt's slander,
Scene 3.1 *slander = damaging lies
- That is no slander, sir, which is a truth; And what I spake, I spake it to my face.†
Scene 4.1
- Thy face is mine, and thou hast slander'd it.†
Scene 4.1
Definition:
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(slander) lie to damage the reputation of another; or the lies toldeditor's notes: The legal distinction between libel and slander is that libel is an oral offense while slander is written or published.