名めい誉よ毀き損そん

noun

defamation; libel; slander

Legal and general term for damaging someone's reputation through false statements. 名誉毀損 covers both written (libel) and spoken (slander) forms.

• 彼かれは名めい誉よ毀き損そんで訴うったえられた。

  He was sued for defamation.

• ネット上じょうの書かき込こみが名めい誉よ毀き損そんにあたる場ば合あいがある。

  Online posts can sometimes constitute defamation.