Defamation (7)
'defamation' is the definition.
(I know that slander is a type of defamation)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for slander that I've seen before include "Speak ill of" , "False or malicious report" , "Snarled about malicious statement" , "Defame" , "backbiting" .)
'defamation' is the definition.
(I know that defamation can be written as calumny)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for calumny that I've seen before include "Abuse" , "A slanderous statement" , "Untrue and malicious statement about a person" , "False accusation or statement" , "Slander, defamation" .)
(Other definitions for smear that I've seen before include "Bedaub with oily stuff - defame" , "Medical examiner may take this" , "Blur, smudge" , "sample on slide" , "Spread a greasy or sticky substance over something" .)
'defamation' is the definition.
(I know that libel is a type of defamation)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for libel that I've seen before include "smear on paper" , "Slanderous statements in print" , "false report" , "False and malicious publication to defame" , "Defamatory publication" .)