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Blasphemy

recently declined to follow this case; see Re Bowman, (1915) 2 Ch 447. Consult Odgers on Libel and Slander, 6th Edn., 400. And see SWEARING. Irreverence toward God, religion, a religious icon or something else considered sacred;

Chastity

Chastity, an imputation on the chastity of a woman is now actionable without special damage. See SLANDER.

Calumniate

To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense or of something disreputable to slander to libel

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Foul spoken

Using profane scurrilous slanderous or obscene language same as foul mouthed

Famacide

Famacide [fr. fama, Lat., reputation, and c'do, to kill], a slanderer, Scots Law.

Eavesdroppers

under walls or windows, or the eaves of a house, to hearken after discourse, and thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales. They were in early times presentable at the Court-leet, or indictable at the sessions, and

Black mouthed

Using foul or scurrilous language slanderous

Defamer

One who defames a slanderer a detractor a calumniator

Defame

destroy the good fame or reputation of to disgrace especially to speak evil of maliciously to dishonor by slanderous reports to calumniate to asperse

Defamatory

Containing defamation injurious to reputation calumnious slanderous as defamatory words defamatory writings

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