defamatory remarks
Reputation-damaging speech
Defamatory remarks are statements that damage someone's reputation by presenting false information as fact.
The phrase appears frequently in legal contexts, where such statements may constitute libel (written) or slander (spoken): The lawsuit alleged defamatory remarks made during the interview.
Unlike mere insults or opinions, defamatory remarks must be provably false and cause actual harm to reputation.
- good nameFavorable public regard
- libelPrinted defamation
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- court of lawJudicial body for disputes
- slanderSpoken false defamation
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Expression of approval
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