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S0463300 (slăn′dər)n.1. Law Oral communication of false and malicious statements that damage the reputation of another.2. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.v. slan·dered, slan·der·ing, slan·ders v.tr. To utter a slander about. See Synonyms at malign.v.intr. To utter or spread slander.

[Middle English slaundre, from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from Latin scandalum, cause of offense, stumbling block; see scandal.]

slan′der·er n.slan′der·ous adj.slan′der·ous·ly adv.

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(ˈslɑːndə) n1. (Law) law a. defamation in some transient form, as by spoken words, gestures, etcb. a slanderous statement, etc2. any false or defamatory words spoken about a person; calumnyvbto utter or circulate slander (about)[C13: via Anglo-French from Old French escandle, from Late Latin scandalum a cause of offence; see scandal] ˈslanderer n ˈslanderous adj ˈslanderously adv ˈslanderousness n

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n. 1. defamation; calumny. 2. a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report. 3. Law. defamation by oral utterance rather than by writing, pictures, etc. v.t. 4. to utter slander against; defame. v.i. 5. to utter or circulate slander. [1250–1300; (n.) Middle English s(c)laundre < Anglo-French esclaundre, Old French esclandre, alter. of escandle < Late Latin scandalum; see scandal] slan′der•er, n. slan′der•ous, adj. slan′der•ous•ly, adv. slan′der•ous•ness, n.

libel, slander - Libel—from Latin libellus, "little book"—must be published, while spoken defamatory remarks are slander; libel first meant "document, written statement."See also related terms for published.

Slander

Slanderers are like flies; they leap over all a man’s good parts to light upon his sores —John Tillotson
Slander is like a hornet; if you cannot kill it dead at the first blow, better not strike at it —Josh Billings
Slander, like coal, will either dirty your hand or burn it —Russian proverb

Slander

hatchet man See CRIMINALITY.

mud-slinging The use of slander, calumny, or malicious gossip to publicly denigrate a person’s character or ability. In its most common usage, mud-slinging (or mud-throwing) refers to the vituperative claims, counter-claims, and accusations which may be employed by one or more candidates in a vicious, no-holds-barred political campaign. The rationale for such tactics is well-stated in the proverbial statement, “If you throw enough dirt, some is sure to stick.”

This sweeping provision, if constitutional and enforceable, would have the effect of eliminating “mud-slinging” in political campaigns, perhaps indeed of revolutionizing campaign methods entirely. (National Municipal Review, 1914)

Mud-slinging is used in various other contexts, most of which involve slanderous comments made about a person who is in the public eye.

A woman in my position must expect to have more mud thrown at her than a less important person. (Florence Marryat, Under the Lilies and Roses, 1884)

slander

Past participle: slandered
Gerund: slandering

Imperative
slander
slander

Present
I slander
you slander
he/she/it slanders
we slander
you slander
they slander

Preterite
I slandered
you slandered
he/she/it slandered
we slandered
you slandered
they slandered

Present Continuous
I am slandering
you are slandering
he/she/it is slandering
we are slandering
you are slandering
they are slandering

Present Perfect
I have slandered
you have slandered
he/she/it has slandered
we have slandered
you have slandered
they have slandered

Past Continuous
I was slandering
you were slandering
he/she/it was slandering
we were slandering
you were slandering
they were slandering

Past Perfect
I had slandered
you had slandered
he/she/it had slandered
we had slandered
you had slandered
they had slandered

Future
I will slander
you will slander
he/she/it will slander
we will slander
you will slander
they will slander

Future Perfect
I will have slandered
you will have slandered
he/she/it will have slandered
we will have slandered
you will have slandered
they will have slandered

Future Continuous
I will be slandering
you will be slandering
he/she/it will be slandering
we will be slandering
you will be slandering
they will be slandering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slandering
you have been slandering
he/she/it has been slandering
we have been slandering
you have been slandering
they have been slandering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slandering
you will have been slandering
he/she/it will have been slandering
we will have been slandering
you will have been slandering
they will have been slandering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slandering
you had been slandering
he/she/it had been slandering
we had been slandering
you had been slandering
they had been slandering

Conditional
I would slander
you would slander
he/she/it would slander
we would slander
you would slander
they would slander

Past Conditional
I would have slandered
you would have slandered
he/she/it would have slandered
we would have slandered
you would have slandered
they would have slandered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of anothercalumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actionsmud - slanderous remarks or chargesspeech act - the use of language to perform some act
	2.	slander - an abusive attack on a person's character or good nameaspersion, calumny, defamation, denigrationattack - strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
Verb	1.	slander - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, smirch, sully, smearaccuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"

slander

noun1. defamation, smear, libel, scandal, misrepresentation, calumny, backbiting, muckraking, obloquy, aspersion, detraction He is now suing the company for slander.
defamation praise, approval, acclaim, tribute, acclamation, laudationverb1. defame, smear, libel, slur, malign, detract, disparage, decry, vilify, traduce, backbite, blacken (someone's) name, calumniate, muckrake He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the politician.
defame approve, praise, acclaim, applaud, compliment, laud, sing the praises of, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), eulogizeProverbs
"Throw enough dirt and some will stick"
"Give a dog a bad name and hang him"

slander

nounThe expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone:aspersion, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, defamation, denigration, detraction, scandal, traducement, vilification.Law: libel.verbTo make defamatory statements about:asperse, backbite, calumniate, defame, malign, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify.Law: libel.Idiom: cast aspersions on.

Translations

诽谤造谣中伤

slander

(ˈslaːndə) noun (the act of making) an untrue spoken, not written, statement about a person with the intention of damaging that person's reputation. That story about her is nothing but a wicked slander!诽谤 verb to make such statements about (a person etc). 造谣中伤

slander

Related to slander: Defamation of character

slander

n. oral defamation, in which someone tells one or more persons an untruth about another which untruth will harm the reputation of the person defamed. Slander is a civil wrong (tort) and can be the basis for a lawsuit. Damages (payoff for worth) for slander may be limited to actual (special) damages unless there is malicious intent, since such damages are usually difficult to specify and harder to prove. Some statements such as an untrue accusation of having committed a crime, having a loathsome disease, or being unable to perform one's occupation are treated as slander per se since the harm and malice are obvious, and therefore usually result in general and even punitive damage recovery by the person harmed. Words spoken over the air on television or radio are treated as libel (written defamation) and not slander on the theory that broadcasting reaches a large audience as much if not more than printed publications. (See: defamation, fair comment)

slander

see DEFAMATION, MALICIOUS FALSEHOOD.

SLANDER, torts. The defaming a man in his reputation by speaking or writing words which affect his life, office, or trade, or which tend to his loss of preferment in marriage or service, or in his inheritance, or which occasion any other particular damage. Law of Nisi Prius, 3. In England, if slander be spoken of a peer, or other great man, it is called Scandalum Magnatum. Falsity and malice are ingredients of slander. Bac. Abr. Slander. Written or printed slanders are libels; see that word.
2. Here it is proposed to treat of verbal slander only, which may be considered with reference to, 1st. The nature of the accusation. 2d. The falsity of the charge. 3d. The mode of publication. 4th. The occasion; and 5th. The malice or motive of the slander.
3.-Sec. 1. Actionable words are of two descriptions; first, those actionable in themselves, without proof of special damages and, secondly, those actionable only in respect of some actual consequential damages.
4.-1. Words of the first description must impute: 1st. The guilt of some offence for which the party, if guilty, might be indicted and punished by the criminal courts; as to call a person a "traitor," "thief," "highwayman;" or to say that he is guilty of "perjury," "forgery," "murder," and the like. And although the imputation of guilt be general, without stating the particulars of the pretended crime, it is actionable. Cro. Jac. 114, 142; 6 T. R. 674; 3 Wils. 186; 2 Vent. 266; 2 New Rep. 335. See 3 Serg. & Rawle, 255 7 Serg. & Rawle, 451; 1 Binn. 452; 5 Binn. 218; 3 Serg. & Rawle, 261; 2 Binn. 34; 4 Yeates, 423; 10 Serg. & Rawle, 44; Stark. on Slander, 13 to 42; 8 Mass. 248; 13 Johns. 124; Id. 275.
5.-2d. That the party has a disease or distemper which renders him unfit for society. Bac. Abr. Slander, B 2. An action can therefore be sustained for calling a man a leper. Cro. Jac. 144 Stark. on Slander, 97. But charging another with having had a contagious disease is not actionable, as he will not, on that account, be excluded from society. 2 T. R. 473, 4; 2 Str. 1189; Bac. Abr. tit. Slander, B 2. A charge which renders a man ridiculous, and impairs the enjoyment of general society, and injures those imperfect rights of friendly intercourse and mutual benevolence which man has with respect to man, is also actionable. Holt on Libels, 221.
6.-3d. Unfitness in an officer, who holds an office to which profit or emolument is attached, either in respect of morals or inability to discharge the duties of the office in such a case an action lies. 1 Salk. 695, 698; Rolle, Ab. 65; 2 Esp. R. 500; 5 Co. 125; 4 Co. 16 a; 1 Str. 617; 2 Ld. Raym. 1369; Bull. N. P. 4; Holt on Libels, 207; Stark. on Slander, 100.
7.-4th. The want of integrity or capacity, whether mental or pecuniary, in the conduct of a profession, trade or business, in which the party is engaged, is actionable, 1 Mal. Entr. 244 as to accuse an attorney or artist of inability, inattention, or want of integrity; 3 Wils. 187; 2 Bl. Rep. 750; or a clergyman of being a drunkard; 1 Binn. 178; is actionable. See Holt on Libels, 210; Id. 217.
8.-2. Of the second class are words which are actionable only in respect of special damages sustained by the party slandered. Though the law will not permit in these cases the inference of damage, yet when the damage has actually been sustained, the party aggrieved may support an action for the publication of an untruth; 1 Lev. 53; 1 Sid. 79, 80; 3 Wood. 210; 2 Leon. 111; unless the assertion be made for the assertion of a supposed claim; Com. Dig. tit. Action upon the case for Defamation, D 30; Bac. Ab. Slander, B; but it lies if maliciously spoken. See 1 Rolle, Ab. 36 1 Saund. 243 Bac. Abr. Slander, C; 8 T. R. 130 8 East, R. 1; Stark. on Slander, 157.
9.-Sec. 2. The charge must be false; 5 Co. 125, 6; Hob. 253; the falsity of the accusation is to be implied till the contrary is shown. 2 East, R. 436; 1 Saund. 242. The instance of a master making an unfavorable representation of his servant, upon an application for his character, seems to be an exception, in that case there being a presumption from the occasion of the speaking, that the words were true. 1 T. R. 111; 3 B. & P. 587; Stark. on Slander, 44, 175, 223.
10.-Sec. 3. The slander must, of course, be published, that is, communicated to a third person; and if verbal, then in a language which he understands, otherwise the plaintiff's reputation is not impaired. 1 Rolle, Ab. 74; Cro. Eliz. 857; 1 Saund. 2425 n. 3; Bac. Abr. Slander, D 3. A letter addressed to the party, containing libelous matter, is not sufficient to maintain a civil action, though it may subject the libeler to an indictment, as tending to a breach of the peace; 2 Bl. R. 1038; 1 T. R. 110; 1 Saund. l32, n. 2; 4 Esp. N. P. R. 117; 2 Esp. N. P. R. 623; 2 East, R. 361; the slander must be published respecting the plaintiff; a mother cannot maintain an action for calling her daughter a bastard. 11 Serg. & Rawle, 343. As to the case of a man who repeats the slander invented by another, see Stark. on Slander, 213; 2 P. A. Bro. R. 89; 3 Yeates, 508; 3 Binn. 546.
11.-Sec. 4. To render words actionable, they must be uttered without legal occasion. On some occasions it is justifiable to utter slander of another, in others it is excusable, provided it be uttered without express malice. Bac. Ab. Slander, D 4; Rolle, Ab. 87; 1 Vin. Ab. 540. It is justifiable for au attorney to use scandalizing expressions in support of his client's cause and pertinent thereto. 1 M. & S. 280; 1 Holt's R. 531; 1 B. & A. 232; see 2 Serg. & Rawle, 469; 1 Binn. 178; 4 Yeates, 322; 1 P. A. Browne's R. 40; 11 Verm. R. 536; Stark. on Slander, 182. Members of congress and other legislative assemblies cannot be called to account for anything said in debate.
12.-Sec. 5. Malice is essential to the support of an action for slanderous words. But malice is in general to be presumed until the contrary be proved; 4 B. & C. 247; 1 Saund. 242, n. 2; 1 T. R. 1 11, 544; 1 East, R. 563; 2 East, R. 436; 2 New Rep. 335; Bull. N. P. 8; except in those cases where the occasion prima facie excuses the publication. 4 B. & C. 247. See 14 Serg. & Rawle, 359; Stark. on Slander, 201. See, generally, Com. Dig. tit. Action upon the case for Defamation; Bac. Abr. Slander; 1 Vin. Abr. 187; 1 Phillim. Ev. ch. 8; Yelv. 28, n.; Doctr. Plac. 53 Holt's Law of Libels; Starkie on Slander, Ham. N. P. ch. 2, s. 3.

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noun defamation

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verb defame

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noun the expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone

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verb to make defamatory statements about

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noun words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

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noun an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

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verb charge falsely or with malicious intent

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