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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Defamation

/dĕfˌ-əm-āsh'-ən/ · Def·a·ma·tion · IPA /ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/
01 n. Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of a…
  1. 1.
    Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion.