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Synonyms for defamation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : def-uh-mey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛf əˈmeɪ ʃən

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Définition of defamation

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French diffamacion, Medieval Latin deffamation, from Latin diffamationem (nominative diffamatio), noun of action from past participle stem of diffamare (see defame).
  • noun libel, slander
Example sentences :
  • But some day he will know what is the meaning of defamation, and if he ever does, he will forgive me.
  • Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
  • For you might come ruin, defamation, and perhaps imprisonment.
  • Extract from : « The Queen's Necklace » by Alexandre Dumas pre
  • The praise, on the one hand, and the defamation on the other, are equally unmerited.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 » by Various
  • My dear, he'll have to bring an action for defamation of character, or whatever they call it.
  • Extract from : « Loyalties (Fifth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • In other words, truth is a defense to an action for defamation.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Law » by Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
  • There are many other instances of defamation, at p. 90, etc.
  • Extract from : « Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England » by Edward L. Cutts
  • In prison for defamation of character, if the Rymers chose to put you there.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Second Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Alone of them he did not breathe suits for defamation of character and the like.
  • Extract from : « Anthony Trent, Master Criminal » by Wyndham Martyn
  • Defamation is no defamation you know till the scandal is published.
  • Extract from : « It Is Never Too Late to Mend » by Charles Reade
  • This work is the glorification of animalism and indirectly a defamation of woman.
  • Extract from : « Roman Women » by Alfred Brittain

Antonyms for defamation

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