defamation
1defamation — de·fa·ma·tion /ˌde fə mā shən/ n 1: communication to third parties of false statements about a person that injure the reputation of or deter others from associating with that person see also libel, slander; new york times co. v. sullivan in the… …
2defamation — def‧a‧ma‧tion [ˌdefəˈmeɪʆn] noun [uncountable] LAW the act of writing or saying bad or untrue things about someone, so that people will have a bad opinion of them: • He sued the newspaper for defamation of character. defame verb [transitive] * * …
3Defamation — Def a*ma tion, n. [OE. diffamacioun, F. diffamation. See {Defame}.] 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;… …
4Defamation — (lat.), soviel wie Diffamation …
5Defamation — (lat.), s.v.w. Diffamation …
6defamation — c.1300, from O.Fr. diffamacion, M.L. deffamation, from L. diffamationem (nom. diffamatio), noun of action from pp. stem of diffamare (see DEFAME (Cf. defame)) …
7defamation — [n] libel, slander aspersion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, black eye*, calumny, character assassination, cheap shot*, denigration, depreciation, detraction, dirt, dirty laundry*, disparagement, dump*, dynamite, hit, knock, lie, low… …
8defamation — [def΄ə mā′shən] n. [ME defamacioun < OFr difamacion < LL diffamatio] a defaming or being defamed; detraction, slander, or libel …
9Defamation — This article is about the malicious statement. For the 2009 film, see Defamation (film). Libel and Slander redirect here. For other uses, see Libel (disambiguation) and Slander (disambiguation). Vilification and Calumny redirect here. For the… …
10defamation — /def euh may sheuhn/, n. the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny: She sued the magazine for defamation of character. [1275 1325; ME; r. (by analogy with DEFAME) ME… …
