All 9 Uses

slander
in
Measure for Measure
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Therefore, indeed, my father, I have on Angelo impos'd the office; Who may, in the ambush of my name, strike home, And yet my nature never in the fight To do in slander.†
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slander = lie in such a way as to damage the reputation of another; or the lies told
If he took you a box o' th' ear, you might have your action of slander too.†
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Were not you, then, as cruel as the sentence That you have slandered so?†
Scene 2.4

slandered = lied in a way that damaged the reputation of another
What king so strong Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?†
Scene 3.2

slanderous = of words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
I for a while Will leave you: but stir not you till you have well Determined upon these slanderers.†
Scene 5.1

slanderers = people who lie in a way that damages the reputation of another
did you set these women on to slander Lord Angelo?
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slander = lie to damage the reputation of
Slander to the state!†
Scene 5.1

slander = lie in such a way as to damage the reputation of another; or the lies told
Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal Remit thy other forfeits.†
Scene 5.1

slanders = lies that damage the reputation of another; or the process of telling such lies
Slandering a prince deserves it.†
Scene 5.1

slandering = lying in a way that damages the reputation of another

Definitions:

(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)