The Only Use of
slander
in
Julius Caesar
- 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.
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.