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.
slander (v.) Copy link Outline 1. crīmĭnor, 1 (to accuse2. mălĕdīco, dixi, dictum, 3 (or as two words3. cālumnior (to contrive false accusations; to quibble4. rōdo, si, sum, 35. obtrecto, 16. diffāmo, 1 • 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.
SLANDER Copy link • SLANDER 1. s. calumnia (false accusation): criminatio (the traducing anybody’s character). 2. 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 (Terentianus, Phorm., 2, 3, 25). I am slandered, detrahitur de mea fama.