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defamation

[def-uh-mey-shuhn] / ˌdɛf əˈmeɪ ʃən /


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He sued Wood and another woman for defamation, accusing them of impersonating FBI agents and forging federal documents.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Binance filed a defamation lawsuit against the Journal over its previous reporting about Iran’s use of the exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It was risk management from a company that had done the math on what defamation costs.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

But the judge said she should receive considerably less - a total of $407,451 - because she requested money for more people and time than were necessary to defend the defamation claim.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

More important, the defamation lawsuits chilled sympathetic coverage of civil rights activism.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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