Defamation
Defamation
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Introduction to Defamation
Defamation, the act of damaging the reputation of another by means of false and injurious communications that expose that person to contempt, ridicule, hatred, or social ostracism
. In the common law, defamation in writing is classified as libel, and oral defamation as slander." (1)
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Notes and References
Information about Defamation in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia
Guide to Defamation
Kinds of Torts: Other Torts Defamation
Introduction to Defamation
The tort of defamation consists of publishing a statement that injures the reputation of a person or organization. Publishing is defined as communicating the statement to at least one person other than the subject of the statement. An injury to reputation may result if the statement reduces the esteem or respect in which the person is held; casts the person into an improper light (for example, by suggesting that the person is a criminal); or generates derogatory or unpleasant feelings about the person. If the statement is spoken, the tort is known as slander. Defamation is known as libel when the statement is expressed visually, through words or images. Thus, a defamatory comment made at a public speech is slander and a written pamphlet containing the same information is libel. An injured party will not prevail in a claim of defamation if the statement, though derogatory, is true. For example, if a person says that another person is a murderer and that person was convicted of murder, there is no defamation. Special rules make it much harder to bring a defamation claim where the target of the statement is a public figure." (1)
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Information about Defamation in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia
Guide to Defamation
Hierarchical Display of Defamation
Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals
Defamation
Concept of Defamation
See the dictionary definition of Defamation.
Characteristics of Defamation
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Translation of Defamation
Spanish: Difamación
French: Diffamation
German: Verleumdung
Italian: Diffamazione
Portuguese: Difamação
Polish: Zniesławienie
Thesaurus of Defamation
Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals > Defamation
See Also
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Libel
Slander