defamation

英 [ˌdefəˈmeɪʃn]

美 [ˌdefəˈmeɪʃn]

n.  诬蔑; 诽谤; 中伤

复数：defamations　

法律

BNC.17187 / COCA.18769

牛津词典

noun

• 诬蔑；诽谤；中伤
  the act of damaging sb's reputation by saying or writing bad or false things about them
  1. The company sued for defamation.
     这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 诬蔑;诽谤;中伤
  Defamationis the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
  1. He sued for defamation.
     他以诽谤罪提出起诉。

英英释义

noun

• an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  Synonym:aspersioncalumnyslanderdenigration
• a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
  Synonym:calumnycalumniationobloquytraducementhatchet job

双语例句

• I think defamation is one kind of tort. a;
  我认为破坏名誉是一种侵权。
• A man was sued by a woman for defamation of character.
  一个男人被一个女人起诉损害名誉权。
• Websites sued for defamation, or for violating federal Fair Housing laws, have largely enjoyed the same immunity under different federal laws.
  被控诽谤或违反联邦《公平住房法》的网站，根据不同的联邦法律，基本都能享受同样的豁免权。
• I think that's the defamation of Christianity.
  我觉得这是对基督教的诽谤。
• Despite online vilification and real-life harassment, he is trying to sue internet sites for defamation.
  尽管网络上的诬陷和现实中的骚扰，此男子人想尽办法来起诉相关网站的诽谤行为。
• Is defamation criminally punishable according to Chinese law?
  根据中国法律，破坏名誉会受到刑事处罚吗？
• Defamation should be analyzed specifically according to the identities of speakers and persons in the news under different circumstances.
  名誉权侵权中应区分不同的行为人主体和被报道对象而作具体分析。
• Joint Initiative for training in Ethics and Defamation
  道德和诽谤问题训练联合倡议
• In April he sued for violation of privacy and defamation, seeking about$ 20,000 in damages.
  4月份，他就侵犯隐私权以及诽谤提起诉讼，要求赔偿2万美金。
• Defamation and insult are legally defined speech events.
  污辱、诽谤是由法律所规定的两种侵害名誉权的言语事件。