The difference between Defamation and Slander
When used as nouns, defamation means the act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral, whereas slander means a false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation.
Slander is also verb with the meaning: to utter a slanderous statement.
check bellow for the other definitions of Defamation and Slander
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Defamation as a noun:
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
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Slander as a noun:
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
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Slander as a verb:
To utter a slanderous statement; baselessly speak ill of.