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slander: see libel and slander libel and slander, in law, types of defamation. In common law , written defamation was libel and spoken defamation was slander. Today, however, there are no such clear definitions. ..... Click the link for more information. . slander Law a. defamation in some transient form, as by spoken words, gestures, etc. b. a slanderous statement, etc. Slander See also Gossip. Slaughter (See MASSACRE.) Basile calumniating, niggardly bigot. [Fr. Lit.: Barber of Seville; Marriage of Figaro] monster with 100 tongues; calumnious voice of world. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene] the most energetic calumniator. [Br. Lit.: School for Scandal] symbol of slander. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 173] symbol of slander. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 174] malignant Venetian commander; slanders Cassio to Othello. [Br. Lit.: Othello] ill-mannered, mean-spirited, but above all, scurrilous. [Br. Lit.: Le Morte d’Arthur; Idylls of the King] made leprous for maligning Moses’s marriage to Cushite. [O.T.: Numbers 12:9–10] vilifies David, implying he stole Saul’s throne. [O.T.: II Samuel 16:7–8] dedicated to denigrating his betters. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad; Br. Lit.: Troilus and Cressida] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A SLANDER travelling rapidly through the land upon its joyous mission was accosted by a Retraction and commanded to halt and be killed. You see what an effect your heedless speech has had; you ought to have been more considerate than to blurt out such a cruel piece of slander as that. And this circumstance, while it explains the true motives of Lady Susan's conduct, and removes all the blame which has been so lavished on her, may also convince us how little the general report of anyone ought to be credited; since no character, however upright, can escape the malevolence of slander. |
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