LekhoriLekhoriThe act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
She sued his ex-boyfriend for defamation and is seeking $14,000.
From Old French diffamacion (French diffamation), from Latin diffāmātiō. By surface analysis, defame + -ation.
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