defamatory

defamatory
Calumnious; containing defamation; injurious to reputation; libelous; slanderous.
@ defamatory libel
Written, permanent form of defamation as contrasted with slander which is oral defamation.
See libel
@ defamatory per quod
/dafaematoriy par kwod/ In respect of words, those which require an allegation of facts, aside from the words contained in the publication, by way of innuendo, to show wherein the words used libel the plaintiff.
See actionable per quod
@ defamatory per se
/dafaematoriy par siy/ In respect of words, those which by themselves, and as such, without reference to extrinsic proof, injure the reputation of the person to whom they are applied. Conrad v. Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., 228 Mo.App. 817, 73 S.W.2d 438, 446.
See actionable per se
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  • defamatory — de·fam·a·to·ry /di fa mə ˌtōr ē/ adj: tending to disgrace or lower public opinion of a person or to harm a person s reputation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. defamatory …   Law dictionary

  • Defamatory — De*fam a*to*ry, a. Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • defamatory — UK US /dɪˈfæmətəri/ US  /dɪˈfæmətɔri/ adjective LAW ► likely to harm someone s reputation: »defamatory remarks/statements/allegations »She said the story was completely untrue and highly defamatory …   Financial and business terms

  • defamatory — 1590s, from M.Fr. diffamatoire, M.L. diffamatorius tending to defame, from diffamat , pp. stem of diffamare (see DEFAME (Cf. defame)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • defamatory — [adj] libelous, slanderous abusive, calumnious, contumelious, denigrating, derogatory, detracting, detractive, disparaging, injurious, insulting, maligning, opprobrious, traducing, vilifying, vituperative; concepts 267,537 Ant. approving,… …   New thesaurus

  • defamatory — [dē fam′ə tôr΄ē, difam΄ə tôr΄ē] adj. [ML diffamatorius] defaming or tending to defame; slanderous …   English World dictionary

  • defamatory — Calumnious; containing defamation; injurious to reputation; libelous; slanderous. See defamation @ defamatory libel Written, permanent form of defamation as contrasted with slander which is oral defamation. See libel @ defamatory per quod… …   Black's law dictionary

  • defamatory — [[t]dɪfæ̱mətri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ GRADED Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone s good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them. [FORMAL] The article was highly defamatory. Syn: slanderous …   English dictionary

  • defamatory — /di fam euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. containing defamation; injurious to reputation; slanderous or libelous: She claimed that the article in the magazine was defamatory. [1585 95; < ML diffamatorius, equiv. to L diffama(re) (see DEFAME) + torious… …   Universalium

  • defamatory — adj. Defamatory is used with these nouns: ↑allegation, ↑remark …   Collocations dictionary

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