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noun
(THE ACTION OF MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS)
The slander was harmful to him. - Die verleumdung war schädlich für ihn.
(THE ACT OF DAMAGING SOMEONE'S REPUTATION)
The defamation led to a lawsuit. - Die verleumdung führte zu einer Klage.
(A PUBLISHED FALSE STATEMENT DAMAGING REPUTATION)
The libel was in the newspaper. - Die verleumdung war in der Zeitung.