defamation
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7.1
- noun
- /ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
difamación
- You're on the hook for defamation, too.
- a defamation suit
- a defamation claim
- defamation law
Why wouldn't he be pursuing A defamation claim right now?
- Why wouldn't he be pursuing A defamation claim right now?
- Media laws in England and Wales on defamation are notorious amongst investigative journalists.
- Hyperbole can't really be the subject of a defamation suit.
- Because the OAN network has its own interesting relationship with defamation claims.
- Well, the First Amendment doesn't protect defamation.
- But the son ended up suing me and Ephraim and Guy Lawson for defamation, by the way.
- But the problem is, if you know something is wrong and then you air it, that's defamation.
- But the fact is, slander and defamation laws exist, so there isn't much you can say publicly if they don't want you to.
- They will try all kinds of legal angles, slander, libel, defamation.
Examples
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We need to sue her, for defamation, false imprisonment, vandalism.
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"Now, if you still want to sue me for defamation, go right ahead.
Fiction book (1997) -
I will sue this entire show for defamation of character.
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The chief launched a defamation suit against Starlight, paid for by the band.
Fiction book (2002) -
A. Requests for information relating to former employees can raise potential defamation and invasion of privacy concerns.
Academic text (1996) -
She won on charges of defamation, emotional distress, and damaged reputation.
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Mr. Williamson is suing you for defamation of the character of his wife.
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And Rappaport sued Barstool for defamation of character.
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Look, I might feel more sympathy for Rudy if during his defamation trial, he wasn't outside the courthouse doing more defamation.
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She filed a lawsuit against her former friend for defamation after he spread false rumors about her.
Synonyms
44
6.6
A false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation
21
7.0
Trying to damage someone's reputation with false or harmful statements
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5.5
An organized effort to hurt someone's reputation by making false or unfair accusations
15
7.3
Hurts someone's reputation on purpose by spreading false or harmful stories
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8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
5
8.4
A written or spoken attack that unfairly hurts someone's reputation
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9.3
A false statement that damages someone's reputation
Harmful false statements about someone that damage their reputation
Telling lies about someone to harm what people think of them
A false statement that harms someone's reputation
An attempt to damage someone's reputation by making false claims
Antonyms
How Damaging
- Literature
15
7.3
- Specialized
41
7.7
- Formal
40
7.1
- Specialized
44
6.6
- Informal
184
1.1
- US
853
1.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Defamation comes from the Latin parts de- and fama, where fama means 'fame' or 'reputation' and de- means 'down' or 'away'. So defamation is like 'bringing someone's fame down' with false or harmful talk, which is why it means harming a person's reputation.