slander
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A representative of the RN party told AFP: "Jordan Bardella naturally denies these accusations levelled against him in the current political climate, and reserves the right to take legal action for defamation and slander."
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The case type is described as "Media and Communication -- Part 7 Claim -- Defamation -- libel and slander".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Then there was Sly Stone’s oft-delayed set that ended with him ranting about his former manager and led to a slander lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
The document was later ruled inadmissible at trial, but earlier this year, Italy’s highest court upheld Knox’s separate conviction for committing slander against Lumumba.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025
Although Chicago was rapidly achieving recognition as an industrial and mercantile dynamo, its leading men felt keenly the slander from New York that their city had few cultural assets.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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