defamation
gb/dˌɛfəmˈeɪʃən/ us/dˌɛfəmˈeɪʃən/
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الإنجليزية
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
formal
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action
1
damaging false statements
Saying or publishing false things that damage someone’s good name.
نمط الاستخدام:
defamation of [someone/something]; allegations/claims of defamation
خطأ شائع:
Defamation normally involves false statements; true but negative comments are not usually defamation.
المرادفات
libel (Usually written or published defamation; legally narrower in many places.)
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slander (Usually spoken defamation; legally narrower in many places.)
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character assassination (Less legal; suggests a deliberate effort to ruin someone’s reputation.)
الأضداد
praise (A positive statement rather than a harmful false attack.)
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vindication (The clearing of someone’s reputation rather than damage to it.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
defamation of character
|online defamation
|alleged defamation
|public defamation
|claims of defamation
|a defamation lawsuit
|a defamation case
|sue for defamation
|damages for defamation
|accuse someone of defamation
الموضوعات
law
|communication
|reputation
|media
أمثلة
- The post accused the doctor of crimes he had never committed, and he called it defamation.
- She denied that her article was defamation and said every claim was supported by documents.
- Social media has made online defamation harder to control.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- False rumors can be defamation.
- He said the story was defamation because it was not true.
اسم
legal
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abstract
2
legal wrong against reputation
A legal claim about false words that hurt someone’s reputation.
نمط الاستخدام:
defamation claim/action/suit; sue for defamation
خطأ شائع:
Libel and slander are types or forms of defamation in many legal systems, but the exact rules vary by place.
المرادفات
libel (A form of defamation involving written, printed, or otherwise published statements.)
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slander (A form of defamation involving spoken statements in many legal systems.)
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tort (A broader legal word for a civil wrong; defamation is one kind of tort.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
defamation law
|defamation claim
|defamation action
|defamation suit
|defamation damages
|defamation proceedings
|bring a defamation claim
|dismiss a defamation claim
|defense to defamation
|defamation per se
الموضوعات
law
|courts
|reputation
|speech
أمثلة
- The actor filed a defamation claim against the newspaper.
- The court said the statement was an opinion, so it could not support defamation.
- Defamation law tries to balance reputation with freedom of speech.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- She sued the magazine for defamation.
- The judge dismissed the defamation case.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
defamation
IPA
GB/dˌɛfəmˈeɪʃən/
US/dˌɛfəmˈeɪʃən/
المقاطع والنبر
de - fam - a - tion (٤ مقاطع)
Stress on 3rd syllable (a)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: defamation
- Plural: defamation
التعبيرات
criminal defamation
1/kɹˈɪmənəl dˌɛfəmˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
legal
defamation treated as crime
A crime, in some places, involving false statements that damage someone’s reputation.
أمثلة
- Journalists criticized the country’s criminal defamation laws as a threat to free speech.
- The activist was charged with criminal defamation after criticizing a public official.
defamation claim
1/dˌɛfəmˈeɪʃən klˈeɪm/
fixed phrase
legal
formal allegation of defamation
A formal statement that someone defamed you.
أمثلة
- The judge dismissed the defamation claim because the article was substantially true.
- Her lawyers said the broadcast gave them grounds for a defamation claim.
defamation lawsuit
1/dˌɛfəmˈeɪʃən lˈɔsˌut/
fixed phrase
legal
lawsuit over defamatory statements
A court case about false statements that damaged someone’s reputation.
أمثلة
- The company filed a defamation lawsuit against the former employee.
- After months of negotiations, the two sides settled the defamation lawsuit.
defamation of character
1/dˌɛfəmˈeɪʃən əv kˈɛɹɪktɚ/
fixed phrase
legal
false attacks on reputation
False statements that damage a person’s reputation.
أمثلة
- He threatened to sue the blog for defamation of character after it accused him of theft.
- Calling the review defamation of character, the owner demanded a public apology.
sue for defamation
1/sˈu fɚ dˌɛfəmˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
legal
bring a defamation case
To take someone to court because they damaged your reputation with false statements.
أمثلة
- The mayor sued the newspaper for defamation over the corruption story.
- You cannot successfully sue for defamation just because a comment embarrassed you.