单词 | defamation of character |
释义 | > as lemmasdefamation of character defamation of character: (a) the action or fact of impugning a person's good name or reputation; (also) an instance of this (= sense 2a); (b) Law the action, offence, or charge of damaging the reputation of a person, organization, etc., by making or disseminating false or unprovable statements; libel or slander (= sense 2b). ΚΠ 1794 Ranger Mar. in M. Hawke & R. Vincent Ranger I. 165 Envy now reared once more her venomed head, but she felt not its sting, nor those mortifying sensations which accompany the defamation of character. 1795 Sporting Mag. 6 305/1 Many duels have, of late, been conducted... When..a defamation of character, or the like, occurs between the true sons of Britain, and they resolve on deciding it in a manner [etc.]. 1798 G. Moore Grasville Abbey II. xvi. 190 The third charge was in the name of the baron Sampieno, for false accusations, and defamation of character. 1812 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 23 1050 In the case of Mr. St. John Mason, the loss of property had been attended with personal injury, and defamation of character. 1876 Commerc. & Financial Chron. 2 Sept. 220/1 Even..some of our more conservative newspapers..give currency to defamations of character, simply because the persons attacked happen to be candidates for a high office. 1913 H. C. Black Treat. Law Income Taxation under Federal & State Laws v. 90 A judgment in an action of tort, as, for example, defamation of character or negligence causing personal injuries, would never be regarded as a part of one's income. 1996 Daily Rec. (Nexis) 1 Oct. 8 Defamation of character and creating gossip are the greatest sins of all. 2015 F. G. Reamer Risk Managem. in Social Work vi. 240 Practitioners should also take steps to avoid using language that might constitute libel or slander, the two forms of defamation of character. < as lemmas |
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