defamation

英 [ˌdefəˈmeɪʃn]

美 [ˌdefəˈmeɪʃn]

n.  诬蔑; 诽谤; 中伤

复数：defamations　

法律

BNC.17187 / COCA.18769

牛津词典

noun

• 诬蔑；诽谤；中伤
  the act of damaging sb's reputation by saying or writing bad or false things about them
  1. The company sued for defamation.
     这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 诬蔑;诽谤;中伤
  Defamationis the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
  1. He sued for defamation.
     他以诽谤罪提出起诉。

英英释义

noun

• an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  Synonym:aspersioncalumnyslanderdenigration
• a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
  Synonym:calumnycalumniationobloquytraducementhatchet job

双语例句

• When the curator of the Louvre mocked him he sued him for defamation, David against Goliath.
  卢浮宫馆长嘲笑他，他就控告他诽谤，好似大卫对决哥利亚。
• Is defamation criminally punishable according to Chinese law?
  根据中国法律，破坏名誉会受到刑事处罚吗？
• This is pure slander and I'll sue him for defamation if he doesn't apologize.
  这纯属污蔑，如果他不向我道歉，我就控告他诽谤。
• So curIous, that I thInk you are runnIng a great rIsk of a prosecutIon for defamatIon of character.
  我认为你冒着很大的危险，因为很有可能被控为破坏名誉罪。
• She sued the magazine for defamation of character.
  她控告该杂志诽谤名誉。
• Joint Initiative for training in Ethics and Defamation
  道德和诽谤问题训练联合倡议
• The court takes the view that the defendant do not publish the defamation maliciously.
  法院认为被告没带恶意地发表了诽谤言论。
• Defamation should be analyzed specifically according to the identities of speakers and persons in the news under different circumstances.
  名誉权侵权中应区分不同的行为人主体和被报道对象而作具体分析。
• He might even be asked about his past relationship with ex-wife Nicole Kidman and the children from that marriage, as well as his religious beliefs, according to libel and defamation lawyers not involved in the case.
  他甚至可能要被问到他与前妻妮可基德曼以及孩子的那段婚姻的过去，以及他的宗教信仰，根据不参与案件的诽谤和诋毁律师的说法。
• The government has drafted a bill on defamation with sections on the responsibility of Web firms, which is being considered by the house of Lords.
  政府已经起草了一份关于诽谤罪的议案，其中有几章就是针对网络公司的责任问题，上议院也在审议当中。