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words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another- In the United States, it is extremely difficult for someone famous to win a slander lawsuit—almost no matter what is said.
slander = falsely say something that damages the reputation of another; or the thing said
- Check your sources or you could be sued for slander.
- No, 'tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the swordWilliam Shakespeare
- Young fellow, you'd better get your facts straight before making such outrageous and slanderous charges.Carl Hiassen -- Hoot
- she is wronged, she is slandered, she is undone.William Shakespeare -- Much Ado About Nothing
- Do not buy this book! Ladies of Jackson, do not support this slander...Kathryn Stockett -- The Help
- Just recall to your mind what these malicious creatures wrote in the papers about papa, and how horribly they slandered him.Henrik Ibsen -- A Doll's House
- did you set these women on to slander Lord Angelo?William Shakespeare -- Measure for Measure
- In such a night
Did pretty Jessica, like a little shrew,
Slander her love, and he forgave it her.William Shakespeare -- The Merchant of Venice - It's not about punish the doctors or slander the hospital.Rebecca Skloot -- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- my reputation stain'd With Tybalt's slander,William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet
- For slander lives upon successionWilliam Shakespeare -- The Comedy of Errors
- You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it.Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- Does any one dare to slander me?Dumas, Alexandre -- The Count of Monte Cristo
- And he related how a peasant had stolen some flour from the miller, and when the miller told him of it, had lodged a complaint for slander.Tolstoy, Leo -- Anna Karenina
- Change slander to remorse.Shakespeare, William -- Much Ado about Nothing
- You slander the young lady.Dickens, Charles -- Our Mutual Friend
- Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.Abraham Lincoln
- Some idle slander somebody has been inventing, I suppose.Bronte, Anne -- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
- Is it an objection that I have triumphantly defended myself against slander and vindicated my purity in a court of justice?Hawthorne, Nathaniel -- Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories
slander = falsely say something that damages the reputation of another; or the thing said
slanderous = of words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
slandered = things falsely said that damaged the reputation of another
slander = falsely say something that damages the reputation of another; or the thing said
slandered = falsely said things that damaged the reputation of another
slander = lie to damage the reputation of
slander = tell lies that damaged
slander = tell lies that damage the reputation of
slander = damaging lies
slander = falsely say something that damages the reputation of another; or the thing said
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