defamation
/ˌdefəˈmeɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण डेफ़मेशन
मानहानि, बदनामी (कानूनी)
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the act of damaging somebody's good reputation by saying or writing bad or false things about them
मानहानि, बदनामी (कानूनी)
- The actor filed a defamation suit against the magazine.
- Defamation is both a civil wrong and a criminal offence in India.
- The newspaper apologised to avoid a long defamation case.
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- She won damages in a defamation action against the television channel.
- Posting false claims about a person online can amount to defamation.
Synonyms libel slander character assassination
Opposite praise commendation tribute
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def·a·ma·tion
With one f and -mation (not 'deffamation'); the verb defame.
एक f और अंत में -mation ('deffamation' गलत है); verb defame।
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defamation, libel and slander
Defamation is the general term for harming somebody's reputation with false statements. Libel is defamation in writing, print or broadcast; slander is spoken defamation. The adjective is defamatory: 'a defamatory article'.
Defamation झूठे कथनों से किसी की प्रतिष्ठा को नुकसान पहुँचाने का सामान्य शब्द है। Libel लिखित, मुद्रित या प्रसारित defamation है; slander मौखिक। Adjective defamatory है: 'a defamatory article'।
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One-word substitution
Injuring somebody's reputation by false statements; the libel/slander split is a regular item.
'झूठे कथनों से किसी की प्रतिष्ठा को नुकसान पहुँचाना' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; libel और slander का अंतर अक्सर पूछा जाता है।
General knowledge
Criminal defamation under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita की धारा 356 के तहत criminal defamation।