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单词 defamation
释义
defamation
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˌdef.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdef.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
theactionofdamagingthereputationof apersonorgroupby saying or writingbadthings about them that are nottrue:
诋毁、中伤、败坏他人名誉的行为
He issuingfor defamationofcharacter.他正在就人格诽谤而提出诉讼。
a defamationlawsuit/action/case诽谤诉讼/诽谤诉讼/诽谤案件
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defame
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  • Defamationlawtreatswebsitesandtheirbulletinboardsin the same way as anewspaper,holdingapublisherliablefortheircontent.
  • Hislawyersfiledfourcivildefamationcasesagainst thecompany.
  • Threejournalistswerechargedwithcriminaldefamation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Damaging reputation
  • anti-defamation
  • aspersion
  • besmirch
  • black mark
  • blacken
  • blot
  • dog
  • dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
  • give a dog a bad nameidiom
  • hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
  • impugn
  • poison
  • show someone in a bad lightidiom
  • slander
  • slanderer
  • slanderous
  • slanderously
  • smear
  • stab
  • stain
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(Definition ofdefamationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

defamation| Business English

defamation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdefəˈmeɪʃən/us
LAW
theactofharmingsomeone'sreputationby saying or writingbadthings about them:
Thelawsuitaccusedhisformerassociatesof defamation.
Onememberof theteamissuingforslanderanddefamation ofcharacter.
a defamationlawsuit/case/action
(Definition ofdefamationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefamation

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He separated those out and listed them in detail, which enabled me to find with ease thedefamationactions.
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The laws of a country concerningdefamationplayed a crucial role in the types of cases which would be brought.
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This is particularly evident in thedefamationlitigation heard by the university courts.
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Two previous writers ondefamationhave also done this.
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Degradation anddefamationwere reserved for those unable to pay the proper compensation, who were consequently expelled from normative society.
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The author and his newspaper editor were fined fordefamation.
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In some areas sheriffs were willing to heardefamationcases.
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However, the evidence suggests thatdefamationdominated actions for injury throughout the period under consideration.
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But the main courts with jurisdiction overdefamationcases were local commissary courts.
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Men, women, and couples were equally likely to have been accused of such things and to have responded by raising a legal action fordefamation.
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The fact that adefamationcase was raised by someone accused of theft did not make them innocent.
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This means that the defamations can be placed into distinct categories, and subdivided by gender.
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There are also patriarchy,defamationsuits in the church courts (plus a little on the courts' marital jurisdiction), religious communities and the poor.
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Naturally, in the hands of detractors, his system of magic was fashioned into an instrument ofdefamation.
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Scottish law, by contrast, did not require evidence of any particular harm caused by thedefamation.
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