The Only Use
slander
in
Julius Caesar
(Edited)
- we lay these honors on this man,
To ease ourselves of divers slanderous loads,p. 143.2slanderous = damaging accusationseditor's notes: In this context, divers is a synonym for various.
Definitions:
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(1)
(slander) lie to damage the reputation of another; or the lies toldThe 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)