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diffamation

defamation, slander

noun dee-fah-mah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Diffamation covers both spoken slander (diffamation verbale) and written libel (diffamation écrite). In French law, a formal complaint is une plainte en diffamation. The related verb is diffamer (to defame) and the agent noun is diffamateur (defamer, slanderer).

Examples

"Il a porté plainte pour diffamation."

Natural Translation

He filed a complaint for defamation.

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