Converse of object

• include: This end apparently justifies any means, including the defamation of the dead in their battle with the truth.

• avoid: A few corporations choose to grease the squeaky wheel to avoid product defamation by imposing management practices on us, their suppliers.

• involve: Cases involving defamation of the Polish president have been brought before, but none ended in a conviction.

• defend: Indeed, defending defamation there is altogether a very much tougher and more expensive business than in the UK.

• constitute: I have replied that reporting does not constitute defamation.

• claim: Dr. Godfrey then took action claiming defamation and seeking damages.

Adjective modifier

• alleged: A limited company can sue only insofar as the alleged defamation relates in some way to its trading activities.

• criminal: Worse still, he was arrested and charged with criminal defamation.

• digital: In Singapore, their fairly strict defamation laws have been extended to cover digital defamation.

• online: Online Defamation In May 2001 The Times newspaper found itself on the losing side in a libel action.

Preposition: on

• Internet: The case raises a number of important issues regarding the impact of defamation on the Internet.

Modifies a noun

• proceeding: He now wants to bring defamation proceedings against the parent.

• suit: Some names are changed to protect me from defamation suits.

• claim: Applications for summary disposal in other defamation claims may be made at first instance to a Master.

• law: Criminal defamation laws are frequently abused, being.. .

• action: How does the cost of a defamation action compare to the damages award?

• case: See our article on the dangers of delay in defamation cases.

Preposition: of

• character: Is there a case for suing her for defamation of character?

Noun used with modifier

• Internet: This was the first Internet defamation case involving individuals.

• group: Detailed discussion of the problems involved in developing a tort of group defamation is outside the scope of this article.