The false and malicious use of spoken words?

I need the word that means thatThe false and malicious use of spoken words?
I think you are looking for ';slander';.The false and malicious use of spoken words?
Used in what way exactly?


Perjury is lying under oath, which is punishable by law.


Slander is falsely accusing someone of bad behavior.


Gossip is saying or suggesting bad things about someone whether or not it is true.


Misleading is saying something that means something other than what it would be to the casual listener, which causes a person to make a decision other than what they would have made if they had understood it correctly (common in advertising).