defamation (redirected from Libel and slander)

def·a·ma·tion  (df-mshn)

n.

The act of defaming; calumny.

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de·fama·tory (d-fm-tôr, -tr) adj.

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defamation [ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən]

n

1. (Law) Law the injuring of a person's good name or reputation Compare libel, slander

2. (Law) the act of defaming or state of being defamed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	defamation - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions calumniation, calumny, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something assassination, blackwash, character assassination - an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation malignment, smear, vilification - slanderous defamation libel - a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person slander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another name calling, names - verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" epithet, name - a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
	2.	defamation - an abusive attack on a person's character or good name aspersion, calumny, denigration, slander attack - strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"

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defamation

noun slander, smear, libel, scandal, slur, vilification, opprobrium, denigration, calumny, character assassination, disparagement, obloquy, aspersion, traducement He was considering suing for defamation.

Translations

defamation [ˌdefəˈmeɪʃən] N → difamación f

defamation [ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃ^ən] n → diffamation f
defamation of character → diffamation f

defamation

n → Diffamierung f, → Verleumdung f; defamation of character → Rufmord m

defamation [ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃ/ən] n (frm) → diffamazione f