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defamation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aspersion, calumny, denigration, slander |
| Type of | attack |
| Derivation | defame |
defamation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calumniation, calumny, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement |
| Type of | disparagement, depreciation, derogation |
| Has types | vilification, blackwash, character assassination, assassination, epithet, libel, malignment, name, name calling, names, slander, smear |
| Derivation | defame |
Examples of defamation
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In January, the association amended the lawsuit and accused Sigel of defamation.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Borchardt, who also is suing Huber for defamation, now practices in Warrenville.
From the dailyherald.com
If you're going to sue for defamation, you had better be prepared for discovery.
From the signonsandiego.com
He sued for libel, defamation and unfair competition charges, his attorney said.
From the sacbee.com
Collins initiated the waste of time of a defamation case, not Mallard or Little.
From the nbr.co.nz
Comments are open but are moderated to remove defamation, obscenities and so on.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Roh sued the company for defamation and won, but lost the election for his seat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I think that was beyond the pale and strayed from criticism to a defamation act.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Clegg said a new draft defamation law would be produced in the next few months.
From the thenewstribune.com
- A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
- Aspersion: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- (defamatory) calumniatory: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
- (defame) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
- Defamationu2014also calumny, vilification, and traducementu2014is the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual person, business, product, group, government, religion, or nation.
- Defamation (Hashmatsa) is a 2009 documentary film by award-winning filmmaker Yoav Shamir. The film examines antisemitism, and in particular the way perceptions of antisemitism affect Israeli and U.S. politics. The film won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
- Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion
- (defamatory) damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
- (defame) to try to diminish the reputation of; to publish a libel about
