Concept information
Preferred term
defamation
Definition
- Defamation is an injurious statement about a person's reputation; it usually involves a defamer, who imputes questionable character or inappropriate conduct about another, the defamed party. Defamation law covers false communications that have the effect of injuring a person's reputation and are accessible to a third party. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Defamation]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/defamation
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