Slander
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| - | In law, '''defamation''' is the communication of a statement that makes a [[false]] or [[malicious]] claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may harm the [[reputation]] of an individual, business, product, group, government or nation. Most jurisdictions allow legal actions, civil and/or criminal, to deter various kinds of defamation and retaliate against [[criticism]]. | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | # a [[false]], [[malicious]] [[statement]] (spoken or published), especially one which is [[injurious]] to a person's [[reputation]]; the making of such a statement |
| - | *[[Libel (poetry)]]{{GFDL}} | + | {{GFDL}} |
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- a false, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement
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