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Defamation

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Defamation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/defamation.html. 1828.