Calumny - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

Calumny is technically the act of a person falsely accusing another person of�a crime. However, the common definition of calumny means the act of maliciously (i.e. with the intent to do harm) misrepresenting someone�s conduct to harm that person�s reputation. In fact, this definition of calumny encompasses the tort of defamation. Defamation is any spoken or written words that are used to harm a person�s reputation. Written words used to harm a person�s reputation is libel, and spoken words used to harm a person�s reputation is slander.�