defamed

Example Sentences

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County officials defamed him and violated his rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

So far, no U.S. court has awarded damages to someone defamed by an AI chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

“No Californian should be falsely arrested, defamed, or retaliated against because of who they are or what they stand for.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

They knowingly and maliciously defamed, and they should be held to a higher level of ethical and journalistic standards.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2025

I learnt now of his pettiness, of the way in which he had defamed me; but let that pass.

From Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon by Fenn, George Manville