defamation

英 [ˌdefəˈmeɪʃn]

美 [ˌdefəˈmeɪʃn]

n. 诬蔑; 诽谤; 中伤

复数：defamations　

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。

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。

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

To accuse an honest man of stealing is a defamation of his character.
控告诚实的偷窃是对他人格的一种中伤。
Lawyers say students could be sued for defamation, even if a teacher was not named.
律师表示，就算没有写出老师的名字，（在网路日志中）污蔑老师的学生也可能被控诽谤。
He sued for defamation.
他以诽谤罪提出起诉。
The court takes the view that the defendant do not publish the defamation maliciously.
法院认为被告没带恶意地发表了诽谤言论。
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。
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。
He is suing for defamation of character.
他正在起诉人格遭到诽谤。
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。