defamatory
defamatory
Definition
de·fama·tory (dē fam′ə tôr′ē, di-)
adjective
defaming or tending to defame; slanderous
Etymology: ML diffamatorius
defamatory
Synonyms
defamatory
Law Definition
adj
Used in reference to an
utterance, to indicate that it is false and harmful to the reputation of
another.
defamatory
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- plaintiff: The posting, which dates from 13 January 1997, has been described as ' squalid, obscene and defamatory of the plaintiff ' .
- person: Contributions must not: Contain any material which is defamatory of any person.
Modifying Another Word
- allegedly: Kewell is also claiming an injunction restraining the defendants from repeating the allegedly defamatory views.
- potentially: Take care not to make potentially defamatory statements about either persons or products.
- not: A letter to us I am sure would contain many things which are not defamatory or which cannot be used.
- otherwise: Is that a " sufficient antidote " to rid the publication as a whole of its otherwise defamatory meaning?
- highly: I find Lipstadt's unsustainable allegations of manipulating, distorting, and skewing documents and quotations highly defamatory.
- clearly: You have published a profile under a page lead headline that was a concocted quotation which was, in my view clearly defamatory.
Modifies a noun
- remark: The website you have published at Costa del Sol Action Group repeats defamatory remarks made about our clients.
- posting: Godfrey v Demon the 1999 decision on the liability of ISPs for defamatory postings to usenet.
- allegation: Prodigy was held liable for defamatory allegations of fraud made against a company called Stratton Oakmont on a Prodigy maintained bulletin board.
- statement: The World Wide Web = Actions World Wide Your defamatory statement can appear on any internet terminal around the world.
- material: Further, not all defamatory material is readily identifiable.
- meaning: Any words, in the wrong context, can carry a defamatory meaning.
Used with adjective complement
- deem: Take care that you express yourself in a way that will not be deemed defamatory.
- post: DO NOT post defamatory, libelous, inaccurate comments.
- consider: Make sure that your website does not contain material that could be considered defamatory in these jurisdictions.
Preposition: in
- nature: Whether they are defamatory in nature remains to be seen.
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