Defamation of other people by lying speech; forbidden in OT (Lev. 19: 16) and in the Church (2 Cor. 12: 20).
Citation for slander
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MLA
"slander." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 22, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1779>.
Chicago
"slander." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1779 (accessed May 22, 2013).