All 3 Uses of "slander" in "Romeo and Juliet"

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slander
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Romeo and Juliet
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my reputation stain'd With Tybalt's slander,
p. 123.3 *

slander = damaging lies
That is no slander, sir, which is a truth,
And what I spake, I spake it to my face.†
p. 179.8

slander = lie in such a way as to damage the reputation of another; or the lies told
Thy face is mine, and thou hast slandered it.†
p. 179.9

slandered = lied in a way that damaged the reputation of another

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(1) (slander)
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.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)