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defamatory

[dih-fam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈfæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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In September, WLF announced on X that it suspected Sun of “misappropriation of other holders’ funds,” which Sun calls “a false and defamatory claim that World Liberty has never proven.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The judge also found Hirst's LBC interview could be defamatory.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

To accuse them falsely of passing AI-generated work as their own is potentially defamatory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Cizeron, who is competing in next month's Milan-Cortina Winter Games with a new partner, has denounced "defamatory remarks" and is considering legal action.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

In spite of this, his followers had addressed to the council libellous and defamatory letters, affording a spectacle at once horrible and ludicrous.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles




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