Defamation - Definition
defamation
n 1: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious
misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn:
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy,
traducement, hatchet job]
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn:
aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation,
denigration]