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DEFAMATORY SPEECH
Speech or writing that is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThat is when you ruin someone's or name by making slanderous statements and you can be sued for it.
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What is written defamatory speech called?
If the defamatory words are in print or the media, it is libel. Oral defamatory statements are categorized as slander.
How would you use the word defamatory in a sentence?
His defamatory remarks about the company ruined it's reputation.
How do I use defamatory in a sentence?
The minister's comments made his image defamatory. It means decreasing or damaging someone's status.
How do you use the word defamatory in a sentence?
He sued the newspaper for defamation of character.
What is the crime of making a defamatory statement?
SLANDER
Can a former employer contact a current employer to discuss his opinion of you?
No law prohibits that. Discussing opinions is not defamatory - only asserting false FACTS is defamatory.
What is oral defamatory speech called?
Oral defamatory speech is called slander. It occurs when false and damaging statements are spoken or conveyed verbally to a third party, causing harm to the reputation of an individual or entity.
Is calling someone gay defamatory?
It can be, but it depends on the manner in which it's used.
What is the definition of scurrilous?
Mildly defamatory, suggestive of scandal or wrongdoing about someone.
What types of speech does the first Amendment not protect?
Defamatory and"Fighting words'
What part of speech is slanderer?
Slander is a noun (a defamatory statement) and a verb (to defame).
What is it called when you make fun of god?
Blasphemy is defamatory, injurious, or abusive speech.
