A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.
To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate.
A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”)