defamatory

Example Sentences

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“The unprecedented decision by the Board to place Villanueva on a ‘Do Not Hire’ was the result of a defamatory charge of discrimination and harassment,” the former sheriff wrote in the June complaint.

From Los Angeles Times

Patricia Glaser, an attorney representing Schmidt, called the lawsuit “yet another desperate and destructive effort to publish false and defamatory statements to escape accountability from an existing arbitration over a business dispute.”

From Los Angeles Times

He wants a full retraction of the Panorama documentary, an apology for the "false, defamatory, disparaging, misleading and inflammatory statements" made about him in it, and appropriate compensation "for the harm caused".

From BBC

It accuses the BBC of making "false, defamatory, disparaging, misleading, and inflammatory statements" about him.

From BBC

"I was genuinely shocked to be described in such an appalling and defamatory way," Mr Wishart said in a statement.

From BBC