defame

How To Use defame In A Sentence

• Majesty defamed, the honour of Parliament depraved, the writings of both depravedly, anticipatively, counterfeitly imprinted; complaints may seem ridiculous in private persons; and men of my condition may be as incapable of affronts, as hopeless of their reparations. On The Art of Reading
• The journalists have defamed me!
• Finallie there come togither a knot of Péeres & Noble men, [Like maister, like seruants.] like to their king and maister, accustomed to robberies, enriched with rapines, embrued with manslaughters, & defamed with periurie. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12) Stephan Earle Of Bullongne
• The newspaper denies any intention to defame the senator's reputation.
• And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens as the "mob" -- a word betraying a Marie Antoinette delusion of superiority to ordinary mortals. Archive 2009-08-01
• This means that he must show that he was defamed by a statement that was published with ‘actual malice.’
• Individuals defamed or libelled by them should have access to justice regardless of their means. Times, Sunday Times
• And now, of course, we come to that part he kept from telling in its entirety, preferring to risk a lie than defame his friend. SACRAMENT
• People expect journalists to be careful when they write articles, but, unless they defame a person, they are not liable in negligence to somebody who may be affected by their article, because they do not owe that person a duty of care.
• Can Ms. Moore "defame" Mrs. Palin through the medium of dance, for example? Palin attorney warns media over 'defamatory' charges