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defamatory definition

de·fama·tory (dē fam′ə tôr′ē, di-)

adjective

defaming or tending to defame; slanderous

Etymology: ML diffamatorius

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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