defamation

Summary

defamation is a legal term or legal concept^[1]. defamation ranks in the top 2% of legal_term_or_legal_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,750 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• defamation's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept^[3].
• defamation's instance of is recorded as violation of law^[4].
• defamation is a type of tort^[5].
• defamation is a type of crime^[6].
• defamation is a type of false statement^[7].
• defamation is a type of crime of honor^[8].
• defamation's said to be the same as is recorded as calumny^[9].
• defamation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Defamation^[10].
• defamation's facet of is recorded as tort law^[11].
• defamation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• defamation's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan^[13].
• defamation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[14].
• defamation's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[15].
• defamation's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary^[16].
• defamation's has effect is recorded as retribution of God in Islam^[17].
• defamation's has effect is recorded as khusran^[18].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include legal term or legal concept^[3] and violation of law^[4].

Why It Matters

defamation ranks in the top 2% of legal_term_or_legal_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,750 views/month).^[2] defamation has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] defamation is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]