slander
slander
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P. and V. διᾰβολή, ἡ, Ar. and P. λοιδορία, ἡ, σῡκοφαντία, ἡ, P. βασκανία, ἡ, βλασφημία, ἡ, κακηγορία, ἡ.
subs.
P. and V. διᾰβολή, ἡ, Ar. and P. λοιδορία, ἡ, σῡκοφαντία, ἡ, P. βασκανία, ἡ, βλασφημία, ἡ, κακηγορία, ἡ.
slander
v. trans.
P. and V. διᾰβάλλειν, λοιδορεῖν (or mid. with dat.), Ar. and P. σῡκοφαντεῖν, P. βασκαίνειν, V. κᾰκοστομεῖν ; see abuse.
Utter slander: (absol.), P. βλασφημεῖν.
v. trans.
P. and V. διᾰβάλλειν, λοιδορεῖν (or mid. with dat.), Ar. and P. σῡκοφαντεῖν, P. βασκαίνειν, V. κᾰκοστομεῖν ; see abuse.
Utter slander: (absol.), P. βλασφημεῖν.
SLANDER
s. calumnia (false accusation): criminatio (the traducing anybody’s character).
s. calumnia (false accusation): criminatio (the traducing anybody’s character).
v. calumniari (to accuse falsely and with malignant intention): falso criminari aliquem apud aliquem: de fama or existimatione alicujus detrahere: male dicere alicui: absentem rodere (Hor.): de aliquo absente detrahendi causa maledlce contumelioseque dicere (Cic. Off. 1 37 134): alicui absenti male loqui (Ter. Phorm. 2 3 25). I am slandered detrahitur de mea fama.
slander (subs.):
1. crīmen, ĭnis, n. (esp. in pl.: an accusation; freq. with falsa, ficta, or similar adjs.): s.s, falsa c., Sall. Cat. 34: Hor.: to become unpopular through the s.s of his adversaries, criminibus adversariorum in invidiam venire, Nep. Epam. 7, 3: to propagate s.s against any one, serere crimina in aliquem, Liv. 24, 23: Cic.
2. crīmĭnātio (prop. the act of slandering): s.s brought forward by some one, c. ab aliquo allatae, Cic. Am. 18, 65: Tac.
3. freq. expr. by mălĕdictio, Cic. Cael. 3, 6: or mălĕdictum, id. Deiot. 10, 28.
4. morsus, ūs: v.BACKBITING .
5. călumnia (a legal t. t. for false accusation, or the action brought for it: hence it is well to avoid its use, except in this sense: v. Dict. Ant.): to side with truth against s., veritati adesse contra calumniam, Quint. 12, 1, 26: hence, to swear that the accusation was not a mere s., jurare c., or de calumnia, Dig.: Liv.: to be cast in an action for s., c. ferre, Cael. in Cic. Fam. 8, 8. 1; calumnia condemnari, Tac. A. 14, 41.
6. obtrectātio (envious detraction): v.DETRACTION , DISPARAGEMENT . Join: o. et livor, Tac. H. 1, 1: o. invidiaque, Cic. Brut. 42, 156. Phr.: s.s, falsa opprobria, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 38.
1. crīmen, ĭnis, n. (esp. in pl.: an accusation; freq. with falsa, ficta, or similar adjs.): s.s, falsa c., Sall. Cat. 34: Hor.: to become unpopular through the s.s of his adversaries, criminibus adversariorum in invidiam venire, Nep. Epam. 7, 3: to propagate s.s against any one, serere crimina in aliquem, Liv. 24, 23: Cic.
2. crīmĭnātio (prop. the act of slandering): s.s brought forward by some one, c. ab aliquo allatae, Cic. Am. 18, 65: Tac.
3. freq. expr. by mălĕdictio, Cic. Cael. 3, 6: or mălĕdictum, id. Deiot. 10, 28.
4. morsus, ūs: v.
5. călumnia (a legal t. t. for false accusation, or the action brought for it: hence it is well to avoid its use, except in this sense: v. Dict. Ant.): to side with truth against s., veritati adesse contra calumniam, Quint. 12, 1, 26: hence, to swear that the accusation was not a mere s., jurare c., or de calumnia, Dig.: Liv.: to be cast in an action for s., c. ferre, Cael. in Cic. Fam. 8, 8. 1; calumnia condemnari, Tac. A. 14, 41.
6. obtrectātio (envious detraction): v.
slander (v.):
1. crīmĭnor, 1 (to accuse: the sense being determined by the context or qual. words): he s.'d Metellus to the Roman people, Metellum apud populum Romanum criminatus est, Cic. Off. 3, 20, 79 v.ACCUSE .
2. mălĕdīco, dixi, dictum, 3 (or as two words: to speak evil of: constr. with dat.): to s. a most excellent man, m. optimo viro, Cic. Deiot. 10, 28: Hor.: v.REVILE .
3. cālumnior (to contrive false accusations; to quibble: only to be used as a legal t. t.: v. preced. art.): Cic.
4. rōdo, si, sum, 3: v.TO BACKBITE .
5. obtrecto, 1: v.DETRACT .
6. diffāmo, 1: v.DEFAME . Phr.: to s. one's fame, de alicujus fama detrahere, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5: to s. any one, maledico dente carpere aliquem, id. Balb. 26, 57; falso insimulare, id. Verr. 5, 41, 107; ementiri in aliquem, id. Part. Or. 14, 50.
1. crīmĭnor, 1 (to accuse: the sense being determined by the context or qual. words): he s.'d Metellus to the Roman people, Metellum apud populum Romanum criminatus est, Cic. Off. 3, 20, 79 v.
2. mălĕdīco, dixi, dictum, 3 (or as two words: to speak evil of: constr. with dat.): to s. a most excellent man, m. optimo viro, Cic. Deiot. 10, 28: Hor.: v.
3. cālumnior (to contrive false accusations; to quibble: only to be used as a legal t. t.: v. preced. art.): Cic.
4. rōdo, si, sum, 3: v.
5. obtrecto, 1: v.
6. diffāmo, 1: v.