I've had an assignment that I would like to redo but use better/more intelligent words and phraseology and I'm stuck on this one.
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Can you give an example sentence showing how the word might be used? – KillingTime May 10 '21 at 18:25
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This post is closable based on SWR tag requirements, lack of research, lack of context, etc. – Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ May 10 '21 at 18:33
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Do you mean specifically accusing someone of a crime they didn't do? I don't think there's a single word for that; it's usually called false accusation. Or more generally saying something bad and untrue? – Stuart F May 10 '21 at 19:12
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Duplicate? https://english.stackexchange.com/q/26991/191178 – Laurel May 10 '21 at 19:25
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The word "libel" is one one the terms that can be used.
(OALD) the act of printing a statement about somebody that is not true and that gives people a bad opinion of them; the statement that is printed
♦ He sued the newspaper for libel.
More generally applicable is the word "calumny".
(OAld) [countable] a false statement about a person that is made to damage their reputation
♦ He accused the press of publishing vicious calumnies.
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