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# slander, slanderer
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## Definition
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To slander means to say negative, defaming things about another person.
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* Slander may be a true report or a false accusation, but its effect is to cause others to think negatively of the person being slandered.
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* Some of the words translated as "slander" mean: "speak against" or "spread an evil report" or "defame."
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* A slanderer is also called an "informer" or a "tale-bearer."
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