- written slander
- A poorly conceived term for libel. 33 Am J1st L & S § 3.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
written slander
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slander — 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,… … Law dictionary
Slander — Slan der, n. [OE. sclandere, OF. esclandre, esclandle, escandre, F. esclandre, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. ??? a snare, stumbling block, offense, scandal; probably originally, the spring of a trap, and akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap. See {Scan},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slander of title — slander of title: a false and malicious written or spoken public statement disparaging a person s title to property that causes harm for which special damages may be awarded damages for the filing of a fraudulent lien and for slander of title M & … Law dictionary
slander of goods — slander of goods: disparagement (1) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. slander of goods … Law dictionary
slander — [slan′dər] n. [ME sclaunder < Anglo Fr esclaundre (OFr esclandre, escandle) < LL(Ec) scandalum: see SCANDAL] 1. the utterance in the presence of another person of a false statement or statements, damaging to a third person s character or… … English World dictionary
slander — The speaking of base and defamatory words tending to prejudice another in his reputation, community standing, office, trade, business, or means of livelihood. Little Stores v. Isenberg, 26 Tenn.App. 357, 172 S.W.2d 13, 16. Oral defamation; the… … Black's law dictionary
slander of title — Words, written, printed, or uttered, which bring or tend to bring in question the right or title of another to real or personal property. 33 Am J1st L & S § 344. A false and malicious statement, oral or written, made in disparagement of a person… … Ballentine's law dictionary
slander — In modern usage, the speaking of base and defamatory words which tend to prejudice another in his reputation, office, trade, business, or means of livelihood. 33 Am J1st L & S § 3. The term slander was formerly used as including both written and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
libel, slander — Although nearly all dictionaries define libel merely as a statement that defames or damages a person’s reputation, it is worth remembering that it must do so unreasonably or inaccurately. It is the wrongness of a contention that makes it… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
libel slander — Although nearly all dictionaries define libel merely as a statement that defames a person or damages his or her reputation, it is worth remembering that it must do so unreasonably or inaccurately. It is the wrongness of a contention that makes … Dictionary of troublesome word
