Commentary for Yevamot 49:4

תנן התם המוציא את אשתו משום שם רע לא יחזיר משום נדר לא יחזיר שלח ליה רבה בר הונא לרבה בר ר"נ ילמדנו רבינו כנס מהו שיוציא

told me that a town rumour<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H], 'suspicion' or 'gossip'. ');">¹²</span> [must remain uncontradicted for] a day and a half. This has been said Only in the case where It was not interrupted in the meantime. If, however, it was interrupted in the meantime, well, it was interrupted.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And it cannot any more be regarded as 'an uninterrupted rumour'. ');">¹³</span> This, however, is only when the interruption was not due to intimidation, but if it was due to intimidation, well, it was due to intimidation.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The force of the rumour is not thereby impaired. ');">¹⁴</span> This,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That an uninterrupted rumour is relied upon. ');">¹⁵</span>

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