Comparative law notes
This is the closest translation, although we suggest adding the adjective "criminal" to create a neologism "criminal defamation".
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- Üble Nachrede
- Ehrverletzung
- Rufmord
- Beleidigung
- Ehrdelikt
- Verleumdung
defamation means:
- libel
- slander
- defamation
- criminal defamation
- criminal libel
Verleumdung means:
Verleumdung
Substantiv
partial
defamation
noun
Definitions of defamation
the fact of damaging the reputation of a person or a group of people by publishing (=libel) or saying (=slander) bad things about them that are not true
A French court rejected a defamation suit against Brigitte Bardot filed by a French radio host she called "a little jerk" on air.