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。
• He might even be asked about his past relationship with ex-wife Nicole Kidman and the children from that marriage, as well as his religious beliefs, according to libel and defamation lawyers not involved in the case.
  他甚至可能要被问到他与前妻妮可基德曼以及孩子的那段婚姻的过去，以及他的宗教信仰，根据不参与案件的诽谤和诋毁律师的说法。
• She sued the magazine for defamation of character.
  她控告该杂志诽谤名誉。
• 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。
• Joint Initiative for training in Ethics and Defamation
  道德和诽谤问题训练联合倡议
• 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 is suing for defamation of character.
  他正在起诉人格遭到诽谤。
• Despite online vilification and real-life harassment, he is trying to sue internet sites for defamation.
  尽管网络上的诬陷和现实中的骚扰，此男子人想尽办法来起诉相关网站的诽谤行为。
• The court takes the view that the defendant do not publish the defamation maliciously.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。
• 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。