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causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name
  • made slanderous comments about his opponent's military record

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“Slanderous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slanderous. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.

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