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defamation

[def-uh-mey-shuhn]

noun

  1. 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

/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. law the injuring of a person's good name or reputation Compare libel slander

  2. the act of defaming or state of being defamed

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Confusables Note

See slander.
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51Թ 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پō- (stem of 徱ڴ峾پō ), equivalent to Latin 徱ڴ峾(ܲ) (past participle of 徱ڴ峾; defame ) + -ō- noun suffix ( -ion )
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It happened to Amber Heard after Johnny Depp won a defamation case against her.

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Federal Judge Lewis Liman dismissed the defamation suit in June.

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District Judge Lewis J. Liman rejected those theories in full, granting the motion to dismiss both the $400 million countersuit against Lively, Reynolds and others and the $250 million defamation claim against the Times.

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Judge Lewis Liman on Monday dismissed Baldoni's countersuit, which alleged extortion, defamation and other allegations.

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The network settled a defamation lawsuit with the president earlier this year, handing over $15 million to the man with the highest "actual malice" threshold imaginable.

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