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a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, or defames, someone
명예를 손상시키는 허위사실을 쓰거나 출판하는 것
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The executive said that the newspaper had committed _____ when it called him a stinking no-good, corrupt, incompetent, overpaid, lying worthless moron. He claimed that the newspaper had _____ed him, and that its description of him had been _____ous. At the trial, the jury disagreed, saying that the newspaper's description of the executive had been substantially accurate.
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Don't confuse this word with liable, which has entirely different meaning.
전혀 다른 의미를 갖고 있는 liable (~하기 쉬운) 과 혼동하지 말라.
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Slander is just like _____ except that it is spoken instead of written. To slander someone is to say something untrue that injures that person's reputation.