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    lnhi8 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 3, 2007, 09:09 PM
    Slander and law
    Is it slander for a person to tell someone that you are a criminal and that you are going to jail?
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    Sep 4, 2007, 06:25 AM
    Hello In:

    Yes. That's HALF a slander suit. How much did the lie COST you in real money?? Proving that you suffered damages from the lie is going to be the hard part.

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    Sep 4, 2007, 07:15 PM
    Well if it is the truth and you are a criminal and you are going to jail, then no it is not slander
    The only way it is slander is if it is untrue

    I think I'm right lol probably not
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