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def⋅a⋅ma⋅tion

  [def-uh-mey-shuhn]
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the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny: She sued the magazine for defamation of character.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME; r. (by analogy with defame ) ME diffamacioun < ML diffāmātiōn- (s. of diffāmātiō), equiv. to L diffāmāt(us) (ptp. of diffāmāre; see defame ) + -iōn- -ion
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def·a·ma·tion   (děf'ə-mā'shən)   
n.  The act of defaming; calumny.
de·fam'a·to'ry (dĭ-fām'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Main Entry: de·fa·ma·tion
Pronunciation: "de-f&-'mA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : communication to third parties of false statements about a person that injure the reputation of or deter others from associating with that person —see also LIBEL, SLANDER New York Times Company v. Sullivan in the IMPORTANT CASES section —compare DISPARAGEMENT, FALSE LIGHT, SLANDER OF TITLE
2 : a defamatory communication defamation is a publication —W. L. Prosser and W. Pacific Reporter Keeton>
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