# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 3. Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action

### Subtitle 5. Defamation

#### Section 3-501

Any word spoken falsely and maliciously and likely to injure a woman's character or reputation for chastity is slander.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)