单词 | slander |
释义 | slan·der 1 /'slan-dər/ vt: to utter slander against slan·der·er n slander 2 n [Anglo-French esclandre, from Old French escandle esclandre scandal, from Late Latin scandalum moral stumbling block, disgrace, from Greek skandalon, literally, snare, trap] 1: defamation of a person by unprivileged oral communication made to a third party; also: defamatory oral statements 2: the tort of oral defamation sued his former employer for ~ compare defamation, false light, libel ◇ An action for slander may be brought without alleging and proving special damages if the statements in question have a plainly harmful character, as by imputing to the plaintiff criminal guilt, serious sexual misconduct, or conduct or a characteristic affecting his or her business or profession. slan·der·ous /'slan-də-rəs/ adj slan·der·ous·ly adv slan·der·ous·ness n |
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