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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a defamatory" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that is damaging to someone's reputation, typically in a legal context.
Example: "The article contained a defamatory statement that harmed the individual's reputation."
Alternatives: "a slanderous" or "a libelous".
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The Vatican has denounced "a defamatory campaign" against the pope.
Once again, Mr. Gingrich dismissed Mr. Romney's critique as a "defamatory and false charge".
Of course, an opportunity for rebuttal seldom suffices to undo [the] harm of a defamatory falsehood.
Use "Jew" as a defamatory word, and I feel like I'm under attack.
Death ends certain protections; the law of libel cannot be invoked for a defamatory obituary.
Instead, they saw in it a defamatory and humiliating message: Muslims are terrorists.
Firearms makers, however, call the suit a defamatory attack by radical anti-gun forces.
If you're witnessing a defamatory racial-discrimination suit being filed against a corporation, say or type "without merit".
But there have been more serious errors - most famously, a defamatory entry about a distinguished US newspaperman, John Seigenthaler Sr.
This article was amended on 21 December 2010 to remove a defamatory reference to a named IAEA official.
If someone accuses you of posting something improper, such as their copyrighted material or a defamatory comment about them, deal with it quickly.
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