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

  • freedom of speech
  • fighting words
  • slander
  • prior restraint

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.
  • Sexual Harrassment

  • Consumer Privacy Issues

    • While the web provides a collaborative platform for consumers to perform searches and share and post content, it also exposes them to privacy issues including spam, data tracking, malware, identify theft, and defamation.
  • 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.
  • The Ku Klux Klan

    • In response to blunt attacks against Jewish Americans and the Klan's campaign to outlaw private schools, the Jewish Anti-Defamation League was formed following the lynching of Leo Frank.
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