Difference between Slander and Calumny

SLANDER vs CALUMNY: NOUN

An abusive attack on a person's character or good name
A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
A cause of stumbling or offense; a stumbling-block; offense.
Reproach; disgrace; shame; scandal.
Ill fame; bad name or repute.
A false tale or report maliciously uttered, and intended or tending to injure the good name and reputation of another: as, a wicked and spiteful slander; specifically, in law, oral defamation published without legal excuse (Cooley).
Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium.
The fabrication or uttering of such false reports; aspersion; defamation; detraction: as, to be given to slander.
A false, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement
Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation.

A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
False charges brought about to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
A falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction.
Synonyms Lying, falsehood, libel, aspersion, detraction, backbiting, defamation, evil-speaking.
False accusation of crime, misconduct, or defect, knowingly or maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; untruth maliciously spoken, to the detraction of another; a defamatory report; slander.
A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation.
A malicious attack
An abusive attack on a person's character or good name
The utterance of maliciously false statements; slander.

To utter a slanderous statement
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.
To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate.

To be a stumbling-block to; give offense to; offend.
To discredit; disgrace; dishonor.
To speak ill of; defame; calumniate; disparage.
Specifically In law, to utter false and injurious tales or reports regarding; injure or tarnish the good name and reputation of, by false tales maliciously told or propagated. See slander, n., 4, and compare libel.
To reproach; charge: with with.
Synonyms Defame, Calumniate, etc. See asperse.

Denigration, Discredit, Vilification, Libel, Smirch, Calumniate, Asperse, Sully, Aspersion, Denigrate, Besmirch, Defame, Calumny, Smear, Defamation

Denigration, Invective, Vituperation, Falsehood, Vilification, Wounding, Libel, Slur, Smear, Traducement, Hatchet job, Defamation, Aspersion, Obloquy, Slander

Stigmatisation, Fabrication, Insult, Vilify, Slur, Malign, Discredit, Vilification, Libel, Smirch, Sully, Aspersion, Denigrate, Besmirch, Smear

Disinformation, Untruth, Perfidy, Invective, Vituperation, Falsehood, Vilification, Wounding, Libel, Slur, Smear, Traducement, Hatchet job, Aspersion, Slander

Slander of Title Count VI of the Complaint slander of titleclaim.
Slander Laws: The government used libel and slander laws to suppress criticism of its leaders and institutions.
When you slander them, you slander all Kosovans.
Since slander destroys the honor of a person, while murder kills life, then slander is greater than murder.
Slander, defamation byspoken word, required a showing of special damages unless it fell within one ofthe four slander per se categories.
Slander Laws: Authorities used libel and slander laws to suppress criticism of government officials.
No distinction is to be drawn between slander and slander of title.
Slander is slander, whether it leads to violence or not.
If a judge finds that a statement is to be slander, it will further be classified as slander or slander per se.
Under Wisconsin slander laws, slander that does not fall within one of the above per se categories will be considered slander per quod.

Several of its members accuse him of lying and calumny.
The oath against calumny; an oath of good faith.
Would you believe that, in my own region, this calumny has made inroads?
The Tennessee administration adthe calumny and slander of his remarks on vocate.
Franklin, he denied the whole and even treated it as a calumny.
The claim that she was subjected to torture is sheer calumny.
Lalaurie, who flatly answered that the charge was a base calumny.
Haitian Revolution has been buried under calumny or simply suppressed.
Christian Congregations before posting in the forum sin calumny.
Calumny, falsehood, fraud, and the whole ammunition of malice?