defamation
Example Sentences
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Griffin in turn filed a defamation suit, claiming the woman’s account was wholly false and lambasting the New York Times’ reporting as a “fishing expedition aimed at smearing” her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
South Korean police have raided the national headquarters of Starbucks over defamation claims surrounding a controversial marketing campaign.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Miller has not only denied it all in full, he’s been vocal about it, accusing his ex-wife of mental illness and suing her and her lawyer for defamation.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
Instead, it is refusing to repeat the legally actionable version of that claim that a defamation lawyer could put in front of a jury.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Perhaps both of them would sue him, Abelman for character defamation and Lew for forgery.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing defamation
All About That Baseless: Bad-Faith Accusations
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