defamation
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- n a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
- n an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- In a defamation suit, the lawyers charged each other with character assassination.
- The defendant accused that the defamation case was not being decided by evidence but through a media trial.
- Douglas warded off a defamation suit with an out of court settlement.