Calumny (noun)
A charge brought to standing.
Calumny (noun)
Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.
“calumniousness|defamation|obloquy|traducement|vilification|Thesaurus:slander”
“Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money.”
Calumny (verb)
To make levy false charges against a person with the standing; to calumniate.
“Thesaurus:defame”
Slander (noun)
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person’s reputation; the making of such a statement.
Slander (verb)
To utter a slanderous statement; baselessly speak ill of.
Slander (noun)
the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation
“he is suing the TV company for slander”
Slander (noun)
a false and malicious spoken statement
“I’ve had just about all I can stomach of your slanders”
Slander (verb)
make false and damaging statements about (someone)
“they were accused of slandering the head of state”