slander (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. crīmen, ĭnis, n. (esp. in pl.2. crīmĭnātio (prop. the act of slandering)3. freq. expr. by mălĕdictio, Cic. Cael. 3, 64. morsus, ūs5. călumnia (a legal t. t. for false accusation, or the action brought for it6. obtrectātio (envious detraction) • 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.