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noun
- a false, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement
Translations: - Dutch: laster , smaad
- French: calomnie
- German: (t, de, Verleumdung, f)
- Italian: calunnia
verb
- to utter a slanderous statement
Translations: - French: calomnier
- German: verleumden
Etymology: 13th century. Via Old French esclandre, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ("cause of offense").
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