defamation — 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… … Law dictionary
defamation — 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] * * … Financial and business terms
Defamation — (lat.), soviel wie Diffamation … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Defamation — (lat.), s.v.w. Diffamation … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
defamation — 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)) … Etymology dictionary
defamation — [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… … New thesaurus
defamation — [def΄ə mā′shən] n. [ME defamacioun < OFr difamacion < LL diffamatio] a defaming or being defamed; detraction, slander, or libel … English World dictionary
Defamation — 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… … Wikipedia
defamation — /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… … Universalium
defamation — Synonyms and related words: attack, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, blackening, calumny, character assassination, defamation of character, defilement, denigration, depreciation, disparagement, malicious defamation, muckraking, mudslinging … Moby Thesaurus
