pls anybody tell me the diference between slander and libel?

Question

or how could i describe that somebody claims, that, say, a company uses illegal practices while it is not true and the company may lose busines due to bad publicity, and the claimis false.

i am not suing anybody and nobody is suing me, all i want is the correct English word for the type of the false claim that may cost somebody busines, pls somebody give me the most exact word for what i described in the example- is it a libel or not? or is there a better word for it?

so if i am interviewed on TV and i say that the Kingsburger company makes chickenburgers from mice, dogs and soy, i am doing what ??? (unless i can prove it). Pls help

Answer 1

Geepees' correct about definition-but I suggest" Defamation of character via slander could lead to libelous consequences in this obvious attempt to undermine the quality, integrity and nature of my business -should be near the mark-"I shall hear naught said against thee lass"ktf.x

Answer 2

both slander and libel are defamation. But a slander is verbally or something that wont last whereas libel is referring to something which can last long for example a letter, email, drawing or cartoons.. compensation for a slander would lesser compare to libel due to their nature

in such a case, firstly the company must show that their practice is a legal form however, the onus of proof will always falls on the one who claims.
its depends on the nature of the business and the seriousness of the claims including how its spread to public.

Answer 3

Slander is what is said about you. Libel is what is printed about you, that is not true. I will give you an example of each one.....

(SLANDER) He told his friends that she was a loose woman, and when she found out about it, she was really humiliated and hurt.

(LIBEL) The Tabloids reported that she had commited an adulterous affair, which she did not, and when she found out about it, she threatened to sue them if they did not print a retraction.

Answer 4

As I remember from junior high civics, the main difference is slander is spoken, libel is printed

Answer 5

If the statements were by word of mouth only, it is slander. If the statements were in writing or print, it is libel.

Answer 6

slander is committed when a person says or does something that will cast dishonor, dicredit or contempt upon another person...libel is committed when someone writes some things that are not true which degrade the dignity of a person...

Answer 7

okay slander is "oral defamation of character. libel is "a false statement that appears in a letter, newspaper, magazine, photograph, movie, video, book,and so on.

Answer 8

Slander is verbal while libel is written.

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slander