slander1 nounslander2 verb
slanderslan‧der1 /ˈslɑːndə $ ˈslændər/ noun 
WORD ORIGINslander1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French esclandre, from Late Latin scandalum; ➔ SCANDALEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Later, he learned that he was being sued for slander.
- Can a teacher sue a principal for slander for making critical remarks about his or her teaching techniques?
- Courts in some states treat slander and libel differently.
- In most cases this was slander but I have seen instances where it was not far from the truth.
- Riney countersued her for slander, and the two settled out of court.
- The slander spread like wildfire and was only checked when the drunk who invented it confessed in a magistrates court.
- What constitutional considerations apply in cases of libel or slander?
- Who, if not I, should defend you against such slanders?
THESAURUS
noun [countable] something you say or write that you know is untrue: · Would you tell lies to protect a friend?· The allegation is a complete lie.
noun [countable] informal a lie that you tell to avoid upsetting someone: · We all tell white lies sometimes.
noun [countable] informal a lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children: · Have you been telling fibs?
noun [countable usually plural] British English informal a lie – a very informal use: · He’s been telling porkies again.
noun [countable] formal a statement that is not true, especially one that is intended to give people the wrong idea about someone or something: · He described the allegations as malicious falsehoods.
noun [countable] formal a lie – used especially when you want to avoid saying the word lie: · Some workers go off and tell untruths about the organisations for which they are working.
noun [countable, uncountable] formal a story or claim that someone has invented in order to deceive someone, or the act of doing this: · The claim was described as a fabrication by the police prosecutor.· He dismissed the charges as pure fabrication.
noun [uncountable] law the crime of writing lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, especially in a newspaper or magazine: · She sued the newspaper for libel.· libel laws
noun [countable, uncountable] law the crime of speaking lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, or an untrue statement which does this: · He’s threatening to sue them for slander.· a slander on the good name of the company· Linking his name to terrorism was a slander.
WORD SETSabet, verbaccusation, nounaccuse, verbaffray, nounarson, nounassault, nounassault and battery, nounbackhander, nounbattery, nounbigamy, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounbreak-in, nounbreaking and entering, nouncaper, nouncapital, adjectivecarjacking, nouncat burglar, nouncontract, nouncosh, nouncounterfeit, adjectivecounterfeit, verbcover, nouncrack, verbcriminal, adjectivecriminal, nouncriminal law, nouncriminal record, nouncriminology, nouncrook, nounculpable, adjectiveculprit, noundefamation, noundefraud, verbdelinquency, noundelinquent, adjectivedelinquent, noundesperado, noundisorderly, adjectivedrug baron, noundrug runner, nounDUI, nounembezzle, verbexpropriate, verbextort, verbeyewitness, nounfelon, nounfelony, nounfence, nounfiddle, nounfiddle, verbfiddler, nounfilch, verbfinger, verbfire-raising, nounfirst offender, nounflash, verbflasher, nounforge, verbforger, nounforgery, nounfoul play, nounframe, verbframe-up, nounfratricide, nounfraud, nounfreebooter, noungang, noungang-bang, noungang rape, noungangster, nounGBH, noungenocide, noungetaway, noungodfather, noungrand larceny, noungrass, noungrievous bodily harm, nounheist, nounhijack, verbhijack, nounhijacking, nounhit, nounhit-and-run, adjectivehit man, nounincriminate, verbindecent assault, nounindecent exposure, nouninfanticide, nounjob, nounjoyriding, nounjuvenile delinquent, nounkidnap, verblarceny, nounlibel, nounlibel, verblibellous, adjectivelow life, nounmafioso, nounmalpractice, nounmanslaughter, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmatricide, nounmisappropriate, verbmisconduct, nounmisdeed, nounmisdemeanour, nounmobster, nounmoll, nounmug, verbmugshot, nounmurder, nounmurder, verbmurderer, nounmurderess, nounmuscleman, nounnark, nounnefarious, adjectiveneighbourhood watch, nounnick, verbno-go area, nounoffence, nounoffend, verboffender, nounold lag, nounorganized crime, nounoutlaw, nounparricide, nounpatricide, nounpetty larceny, nounPhotofit, nounpiracy, nounplant, verbpoach, verbpoacher, nounpossession, nounprivateer, nounprotection, nounprowl, verbprowler, nounpublic nuisance, nounpull, verbpunk, nounpurloin, verbraid, nounram-raiding, nounrape, verbrape, nounrapist, nounravish, verbreceiver, nounreceiving, nounrecidivist, nounregicide, nounring, nounringleader, nounriotous, adjectiverob, verbrobber, nounrobbery, nounroll, verbrustler, nounscheme, nounscheme, verbshady, adjectiveshoplift, verbshoplifting, nounslander, nounsmuggle, verbsnout, nounspeeding, nounstabbing, nounstalking, nounstatutory offence, nounstatutory rape, nounsteal, verbstoolpigeon, nounsupergrass, nounsuspect, nounswag, nountheft, nounthief, nounthievish, adjectivetorch, verbtraffic, nountrafficker, nountriad, noununder-the-counter, adjectiveunderworld, nounundesirable, nounvagrancy, nounvandal, nounvandalism, nounvandalize, verbvice, nounvigilante, nounvillainy, nounviolate, verbviolation, nounwanted, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
He is being sued for slander.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Miss James could not afford to sue for libel. She was suing doctors for negligence over the loss of her child.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
1[countable, uncountable] a false spoken statement about someone, intended to damage the good opinion that people have of that person2[uncountable] the crime of making false spoken statements about someone: He is being sued for slander. Miss James could not afford to sue for libel. She was suing doctors for negligence over the loss of her child.· Dramatists or actors whose work is maliciously booed or hissed off the stage would sue their tormentors for slander rather than libel.· Can a teacher sue a principal for slander for making critical remarks about his or her teaching techniques?· Of course he'd sue me for slander if l made the accusation publicly.· Only in these five cases may the plaintiff sue for slander without having to prove financial loss.
He is being sued for slander.slander1 nounslander2 verb
slanderslander2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
slander
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | slander |
| he, she, it | slanders | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | slandered |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have slandered |
| he, she, it | has slandered | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had slandered |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slander |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have slandered |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am slandering |
| he, she, it | is slandering | |
| you, we, they | are slandering | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was slandering |
| you, we, they | were slandering | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been slandering |
| he, she, it | has been slandering | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been slandering |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be slandering |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been slandering |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- After the song, Heather used the little inspirational talk to slander Miss Poole.
- And that statement is not meant to slander anybody.
- In a written order, Yeltsin charged his erstwhile buddy with slandering the president and his family and disclosing state secrets.
- She slandered her husband, her friends, and her own self.
- When an individual is slandered or libeled, how is the amount of damages determined?
- You said you were going to write a piece on opinion polls and then you wrote a story slandering the Prime Minister.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Miss James could not afford to sue for libel. She was suing doctors for negligence over the loss of her child.
to say false things about someone in order to damage other people’s good opinion of them Miss James could not afford to sue for libel. She was suing doctors for negligence over the loss of her child.