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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 925 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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DEFAMATION (from the classical Lat. diffamare, to spread abroad an evil report—the English form in de is taken from the Late Lat. defamare)

DEFAMATION (from the classical See also:
LAT
Lat. diffamare, to spread abroad an evil report—the See also:
ENGLISH
English See also:
FORM (Lat. forma)
form in de is taken from the See also:
LATE
Late Lat. defamare) , the saying or See also:

writing something of another, calculated to injure his reputation or expose him to public hatred, contempt and ridicule.

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