Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: defaming

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Usage examples:

A jury last week ordered Giuliani to pay $148 million for defaming the women.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/judge-agrees-expedite-georgia-election-workers-148m-judgment/story?id=105824432

A prof there is one of three academics named as co-defendants in a $25 million lawsuit filed in federal court that accuses them of defaming a Harvard business school prof by accusing her of fudging data.

Source: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2023/08/04/worst-run-cities/

A third peril of defaming your opponents is that you become impervious to criticism, blaming them instead of yourself when things go wrong.

Source: https://www.australianjewishnews.com/the-protesters-are-not-the-problem/

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Rudy Giuliani is legally liable for defaming a pair of election workers in Georgia following the 2020 presidential election.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/08/30/court-orders-guiliani-pay-133k-for-defaming-georgian-election-workers/

But Grubman responded, "I wish you would have stopped her from defaming my co-counsel."

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-severs-17-defendants-including-trump-oct-23/story?id=103185589

“Earlier he made cheap comments about farmers, jawans, students, Muslims, Sikhs and now he is engaged in defaming women wrestlers.”

Source: https://www.siasat.com/yogeshwar-questions-unfair-trial-exemption-vinesh-calls-him-spineless-2624786/

Elon Musk threatened to file a lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), accusing the organisation of defaming X, formerly known as Twitter, and causing a loss in advertising revenue.

Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/elon-musk-threats-sue-anti-defamation-league

Giuliani is even less likely to get out of it, according to experts, because he admitted defaming his victims in hopes of avoiding the boot now squishing him.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/12/21/rudy-giuliani-declares-bankruptcy-after-being-ordered-to-pay-victims.html

He said in the letter that Dahir had "engaged in acts of abuse of power, nepotism, and defaming the name of the nation in the international arena" by sending Ali to compete in the race.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/watch-somalia-head-athletics-suspended-viral-runner-video.1047487

In terms of defaming a public figure, “actual malice” would have to be shown – something distinctly at odds in the ChatGPT context.

Source: https://dissidentvoice.org/2023/04/libelled-by-the-bot-reputation-defamation-and-ai/

The event came a day after a New York jury found the former president liable for sexually abusing a woman nearly 30 years ago and defaming her when she spoke about it publicly.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/not-real-news-a-look-at-what-didnt-happen-this-week/article_8a6b1937-814a-5d51-83fe-952bd477194e.html

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, on Friday morning failed to show up in court despite filing a suit against the Assembly member for the Obuasi Electoral Area for allegedly defaming and peddling untruths against him.

Source: https://www.ghanamma.com/2023/07/29/andy-appiah-kubi-sues-assemblyman/

This handout picture provided by the Babushkinsky district court on February 12, 2021, shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, charged with defaming a World War II veteran, standing inside a glass cell during a court hearing in Moscow.

Source: https://realnewsmagazine.net/russian-critic-navalny-says-prison-denying-hospital-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russian-critic-navalny-says-prison-denying-hospital-care

Trump also faces a January civil damages trial for defaming a writer who accused him of rape, which he denies.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/us-news/2023/10/21/trump-judge-warn/

“We warn those peddling the falsehood to desist from such acts because they are capable of defaming innocent people and revered religious institutions as well as breaching public peace”.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/can-denies-receiving-n2b-bribe-from-peter-obi/