Defamation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Defamation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Defamation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defamation n a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions Synonym(s): defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job an abusive attack on a person's character or good name Synonym(s): aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defamation \Def`ama"tion\, n. [OE. diffamacioun, F. diffamation. See {Defame}.] 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. Note: In modern usage, written defamation* bears the title of libel, and oral defamation that of slander. --Burrill.