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defamatory

[dih-fam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈfæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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In September, WLF announced on X that it suspected Sun of “misappropriation of other holders’ funds,” which Sun calls “a false and defamatory claim that World Liberty has never proven.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Cizeron, who is competing in next month's Milan-Cortina Winter Games with a new partner, has denounced "defamatory remarks" and is considering legal action.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Screenshots also showed messages containing defamatory statements appearing for some users.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

In response, Lizza said at the time: “Dating a woman for several months after working together is not misconduct, and it was absurd and defamatory for The New Yorker to have stated otherwise.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

In spite of this, his followers had addressed to the council libellous and defamatory letters, affording a spectacle at once horrible and ludicrous.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles




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