DEFAMATION Definition & Meaning

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defamation

[ def-uh-mey-shuhn ]

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noun

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.

defamation

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noun

law the injuring of a person's good name or reputation Compare libel slander
the act of defaming or state of being defamed

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Confusables Note

See slander.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of defamation¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English; replacing (by analogy with defame ) Middle English diffamacioun, from Medieval Latin �徱�ڴ��峾��پ�ō��- (stem of �徱�ڴ��峾��پ�ō ), equivalent to Latin �徱�ڴ��峾��(�ܲ�) (past participle of �徱�ڴ��峾��; defame ) + -��ō��- noun suffix ( -ion )

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On the contrary, Trump's response to people he's harmed is to escalate the abuse if they speak out against him, which is why Carroll won a second defamation suit against him.

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Drake has been given the green light to access sensitive record company documents in his ongoing defamation case over Kendrick Lamar's song Not Like Us.

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A former health insurance boss has taken legal action against “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver, filing a defamation lawsuit against the Emmy winner.

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In December, Disney settled a defamation suit that Trump had filed against ABC and its news anchor George Stephanopoulos.

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Baldoni denied the allegations and responded with a $250-million defamation suit against Lively and the New York Times, which had published her claims.

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