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slander
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun [C,U] a false spoken statement intended to damage the good opinion people have of sb; the legal offence of making this kind of statement:
a vicious slander on the company's good name * He's suing them for slander.
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slanderous adjective:
a slanderous attack / remark / statement
verb [VN] to make a false spoken statement about sb that is intended to damage the good opinion that people have of them:
He angrily accused the investigators of slandering both him and his family.
compareLIBEL
