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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 slander 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