- How, exactly, do General Clark's remarks qualify as slander?
- From Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online
- Main Entry:
- 2slander
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English sclaundre, slaundre, from Anglo-French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, offense — more at scandal
- Date:
- 14th century
1 : the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another's reputation 2 : a false and defamatory oral statement about a person — compare libel
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