defamation by Nick King for Legal Week

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2009 Nov 4

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noun, law the injuring of a person's good name or reputation. Compare libel, slander

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1) noun, law the injuring of a person's good name or reputation. Compare libel, slander
2) noun, the act of defaming or state of being defamed

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