The difference between Libel and Slander

When used as nouns, libel means a written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation, whereas slander means a false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation.

When used as verbs, libel means to defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel, whereas slander means to utter a slanderous statement.


check bellow for the other definitions of Libel and Slander

  1. Libel as a noun (countable):

    A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

  2. Libel as a noun (uncountable):

    The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.

  3. Libel as a noun (countable):

    Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.

  4. Libel as a noun (law, countable):

    A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.

  5. Libel as a noun (countable):

    A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Chaucer"

  1. Libel as a verb (transitive):

    To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

    Examples:

    "He libelled her when he published that."

  2. Libel as a verb (legal):

    To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.

  1. 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.

  1. Slander as a verb:

    To utter a slanderous statement; baselessly speak ill of.

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