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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
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
Malicious falsehood — or injurious falsehood is a tort. It is a lie that was uttered with malice, that is, the utterer knew it was false or would cause damage or harm. Malicious falsehood is a false statement made maliciously that causes damage to the claimant.… … Wikipedia
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
Malicious prosecution — Tort law Part of the … Wikipedia
defamation — noun he sued the newspaper for defamation Syn: libel, slander, calumny, character assassination, vilification; scandalmongering, malicious gossip, aspersions, muckraking, abuse; disparagement, denigration; smear, slur; informal mudslinging … Thesaurus of popular words
defamation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slander, libel, calumny, vilification; see lie 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. slander, denigration, smear, slur, mud slinging, blot, innuendo, libel, disparagement, character assassination, calumny. III (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
defamation — n 1. denigration, vilification, vituperation, scandal, Inf. skeleton in the closet; censure, reproach, denunciation, railing, curse, malediction, invective, commination, Archaic. exprobration, revile ment, obloquy; belittlement, deprecation,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
defamation — noun 1. an abusive attack on a person s character or good name • Syn: ↑aspersion, ↑calumny, ↑slander, ↑denigration • Derivationally related forms: ↑denigrate (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cyber defamation law — Cyber Defamation is a crime conducted in cyberspace, usually through the Internet, with the intention of defaming others. The cyber defamation law that the Korean government tries to make is intended to capture such criminal activities by… … Wikipedia
