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Slander is defamation by speaking, and libel is defamation by means of writing.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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During this Felonious Age of President “Butch”, Slander is the highest form of Free Speech.
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Slander is when you yourself accuse someone of something.
Think Progress » Bush Administration Bungled Post-9/11 Economic Relief 2005
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Slander is a legal term that means you have produced fact that are meant to smear – but that are easily proven false.
Think Progress » Rush on Katrina: “We Can Make This a Category 5 Hurricane Destruction of the Left” 2005
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I wouldn’t be surprised if Criminal Libel/Slander is simply fulfilling the role of a harassment law.
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Slander is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another’s reputation”.
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Yet, Coulter, a hypocrite who has written a book called Slander denouncing "liberals" as liars and who now unequivocally states that Bill Clinton being a rapist is a "universally accepted fact" can get a whitewash piece in Time magazine, one of the largest American news publications.
Archive 2006-06-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006
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Yet, Coulter, a hypocrite who has written a book called Slander denouncing "liberals" as liars and who now unequivocally states that Bill Clinton being a rapist is a "universally accepted fact" can get a whitewash piece in Time magazine, one of the largest American news publications.
Why respond to Malkin? Glenn Greenwald 2006
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Slander occurs when people present another person in a bad light based on lies.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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If they give the injurious material out over the phone then add 'Slander' to it. by
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