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defamatory
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(of statements) intending to ruin someone's reputation with the use of unpleasant or false information
Example
Social media platforms have policies in place to remove defamatory content that users might post.
The article contained defamatory statements that damaged the reputation of the local businessman.
In court, he had to prove that the accusations against him were false and defamatory to win the libel case.

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