Slanderer
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A calumniator who maliciously and without reason imputes a crime or fault to another, of which he is innocent. For this offense, when the slander is merely verbal, the remedy is an action on the case for damages; when it is reduced to writing or printing, it is a libeL
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A calumniator who maliciously and without reason -imputes a crime or fault to another of which he is innocent. See Slander.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
a _ calumniator, who maliciously and without reason imputes a crime or fault to another, of which he is innocent. For this offence, when the slander is merely verbal, the remedy is an action on the case for damages; when it is reduced to writing or printing, it is a libel, (q. v.)