Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Slander

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Slander


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(1):

(n.) A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the injury of another.

(2):

(n.) Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium.

(3):

(n.) Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation.

(4):

(v. t.) To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate.

(5):

(v. t.) To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.