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defamatory
[ dih-fam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
- containing defamation; injurious to reputation; slanderous or libelous:
She claimed that the article in the magazine was defamatory.
defamatory
/ -trɪ; dɪˈfæmətərɪ /
adjective
- injurious to someone's name or reputation
Derived Forms
- deˈfamatorily, adverb
Other Words From
- nonde·fama·tory adjective
- unde·fama·tory adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of defamatory1
Example Sentences
In court, Kimberlin was both outraged at the “pedophile” claims and slippery about whether they were defamatory.
The jurors could “send a message” that bitter, defamatory blogging and tweeting was unacceptable.
She calls shady allusions about her family “defamatory and degrading,” and “clearly anti-Semitic.”
Singer and his legal representatives have denied all claims, calling them defamatory and “without merit.”
We are very confident that Bryan will be vindicated in this absurd and defamatory lawsuit.
A person has no cause of action against another for defamatory words spoken to him; they must have been heard by a third person.
As the gist of the tort consists of the injury done to one's reputation, the defamatory statement must have been published.
No intent can, make a defamatory publication good, nothing can make it have a good tendency; truth is not pleadable.
These defamatory statements were usually first noticed in some religious paper or periodical.
This lampooner had the honour of being hanged at Rome for his defamatory publications.
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