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

• The court takes the view that the defendant do not publish the defamation maliciously.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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• It is found in an employer's liability for the torts of her employees, in common law liability for defamation, and in liability for selling defective products.
  在雇主对雇员的侵权责任中、在诽谤行为的普通法责任中、在销售缺陷产品应承担的责任中，都会发现此类规定。
• He sued for defamation.
  他以诽谤罪提出起诉。
• He is suing for defamation of character.
  他正在起诉人格遭到诽谤。
• I think defamation is one kind of tort. a;
  我认为破坏名誉是一种侵权。
• Generally, libel refers to defamation in print, picture or any other visual symbols, while slander is spoken defamation.
  一般地说，文字诽谤是指用印刷品、图画和其官任何有形标记来破坏名誉，而口头诽谤是用言语破坏名誉。
• 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。