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Re:FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extra... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @02:32PM (#9613411)
Hm. The definition is "Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation." So really, if it injures someone then its slander. Sounds like your initial idea was right - even implying wrongdoing could be slander.
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Re:FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extra... by austenallred on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @02:41PM (#9613469)
The key word here is "false." Saying "X is being accused of" is or "X allegedly" is not a false statement, and that's why the qualification matters. Nothing said in the post(s) above was false, and therefore none of it is slander.
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