defamatory
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His attorneys asserted in the complaint that “the Defamatory Post is unequivocally false. Jackson did not rape or physically abuse Narvaez.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
James, who campaigned against me spewing horrible inflammatory statements which are False & Defamatory.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024
Defamatory leaflets appeared in her neighbours' post boxes soon afterwards.
From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2021
“In particular, in the 6 weeks leading up to the publication of the Defamatory Articles, Respondent and Mr. Moag spoke 21 times for 270 minutes, or 4.5 hours,” the petition reads.
From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2021
Defamatory statements online and otherwise are those that lower a person’s reputation within a community by exposing him to “public contempt, hatred, ridicule, aversion or disgrace” and similar responses.
From Slate • Jul. 19, 2017
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