defamation

(noun)

Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion.

Related Terms

Examples of defamation in the following topics:

  • The Function of Interest Groups

    • Anti-defamation organizations issue responses or criticisms to real or supposed slights of any sort by an individual or group against a specific segment of the population that the organization exists to represent.

  • Freedom of the Press

    • However, freedom of the press, like freedom of speech, is subject to some restrictions such as defamation law and copyright law .

  • Interest Groups

    • Anti-defamation organizations issue responses or criticisms to real or supposed slights of any sort by an individual or group against a specific segment of the population which the organization exists to represent.

  • The Rise of Adversarial Journalism

    • This type of journalism is always premeditated and used to defame or discredit interviewees by portraying them as self-contradictory, malevolent, unqualified, or immoral.

  • The Right to Privacy

    • They pause to note that defenses within the law of defamation -- the truthfulness of the information published or the absence of the publisher's malice -- should not be defenses.

  • Freedom of Speech

    • " in a crowded movie theater); fighting words (which are words that are likely to induce the listener to get in a fight); true threats; obscenity; child pornography; defamation; invasion of privacy; intentional infliction of emotional distress; or certain kinds of commercial, government, or student speech.