All 3 Uses of
slander
in
Romeo and Juliet
- my reputation stain'd With Tybalt's slander,
p. 128.5 *slander = damaging lies
- That is no slander, sir, which is a truth;
And what I spake, I spake it to my face.†p. 186.6slander = lie in such a way as to damage the reputation of another; or the lies told
- Thy face is mine, and thou hast slander'd it.†
p. 186.7slander'd = lied in such a way as to damage the reputation of another
Definition:
lie to damage the reputation of another; or the lies told
The legal distinction between libel and slander is that libel is an oral offense while slander is written or published.