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

• When the curator of the Louvre mocked him he sued him for defamation, David against Goliath.
  卢浮宫馆长嘲笑他，他就控告他诽谤，好似大卫对决哥利亚。
• A dead person does not respond to defamation, verbal attacks, gossip or slander.
  一个死人是不会回应诽谤，言辞攻击，流言和谣言的。
• 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。
• 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？
• I think that's the defamation of Christianity.
  我觉得这是对基督教的诽谤。
• Libel lawsuits undertake redress for all injurious consequences of the defamation, including damages for loss of reputation and specific economic loss.
  文字诽谤诉讼要求赔偿因破坏名誉而造成的一切有害后果，包括对名誉损失和特定经济损失的赔偿。
• 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。
• 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。
• She sued the magazine for defamation of character.
  她控告该杂志诽谤名誉。