defamatory

Example Sentences

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They said she "entirely denies the defamatory and unfounded criticism of her".

From BBC

Meanwhile, Ms Hansen had become aware of the Facebook group and contacted Ms O'Connor asking for it to be taken down, claiming that content posted in the group was defamatory - a claim Ms O'Connor rejected.

From BBC

In response, Lizza said at the time: “Dating a woman for several months after working together is not misconduct, and it was absurd and defamatory for The New Yorker to have stated otherwise.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“The unprecedented decision by the Board to place Villanueva on a ‘Do Not Hire’ was the result of a defamatory charge of discrimination and harassment,” the former sheriff wrote in the June complaint.

From Los Angeles Times

Patricia Glaser, an attorney representing Schmidt, called the lawsuit “yet another desperate and destructive effort to publish false and defamatory statements to escape accountability from an existing arbitration over a business dispute.”

From Los Angeles Times