0 to damage the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true:
1 to damage someone’s or something’s reputation by saying or writing bad things that are not true:
He was behind the propaganda campaign to defame his political opponent.
2 to harm someone's reputation by saying or writing bad things about them:
It is possible to defame a company as companies are considered to have a legal 'personality'.
One discusses the factual value of arguments and does not defame their authors.
There are people there who defame us as being witches.
Khoury chose, however, to jump on his political barricades, defaming the author, but really exposing his infantile wrath and personal prejudice.
Individuals can be grossly misjudged and defamed by such material.
Supposing it should happen that a man has been defamed, has brought an action, and has got damages for it.
Then the person defamed will get his remedy.
I cannot think of any plaintiff believing that he has been defamed who has sought merely an injunction.
It is right that it should be retained to make a decision where a man says that he has been defamed.
