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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
defame .
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On Channel 4 last night we had a reporter called Jonathan Miller, who'se use of that name defames the REAL Jonathan Miller, saying the top of a minaret had been blown off in "Wanton destruction".
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Just this month, the U.S. S.preme Court was asked to look into whether the Washington Redskins 'name defames American Indians.
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A lawyer for the group says he'd like to see the court decide once and for all whether the Redskins name defames Native Americans.
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A lawyer for the group says he'd like to see the highest court decide whether the Redskins name defames Native Americans. steve on Kanye West Acts Like a Jerk at VMAs, Beyonce Picks Up the Pieces
Long Island Press 2009
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A lawyer for the group says he'd like to see the court decide once and for all whether the Redskins name defames Native Americans.
ESPN.com 2009
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A lawyer for the group says he'd like to see the highest court decide whether the Redskins name defames Native Americans.
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A lawyer for the group says he'd like to see the highest court decide whether the Redskins 'name defames Native Americans.
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Applying this to the case in hand: Dr. Royce "defames" my "private character," when he accuses me of "frequently" indulging in
A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University Professor Royce's Libel Francis Ellingwood Abbot 1869
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Others suggest that, just as speech that defames private figures is less protected under libel law, so speech that distresses private figures should be less protected under the emotional distress tort.
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Turning the other cheek means trying to do good to someone who disappoints us, it means having the grace to praise someone who defames us, the altruism to be kind to someone who hates us.
Dreamseller: The Calling Augusto Cury 2011
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