[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["defamation ; calumny :The accusations are based on hearsay, rumor, or intentional slander, and remain undocumented and unproved.", "a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report:The writer is spewing a despicable slander against an 87-year-old man, and without a shred of proof.", "Law.defamation by oral utterance rather than by writing, pictures, etc.:Compare libel(def1a) libel(def1a).The plaintiff amended his complaint to add a count of slander arising from the statements made at the board meetings."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to utter slander against; defame :Both parties tried to concentrate on public policy issues in their campaigns, rather than slandering their political opponents.Synonyms: revile , vilify , malign"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to utter or circulate slander:They could find no skeletons in my closet, so their only option was to lie and slander."]}]