名めい誉よ毀き損そん

め

い

よ

き

そ

ん

Meanings

1

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

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.

中ちゅう傷しょうN1
名誉毀損 is the formal legal term for defamation, while 中傷 is the general word used in everyday and media contexts.

名めい誉よ毀き損そん
Standard legal and general spelling.
名めい誉よ棄き損そん
Variant using 棄 (abandon) instead of 毀 (damage); less common but seen.
名めい誉よき損そん
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; rarely used.

Compound of 名誉 (めいよ, 'honor, reputation') and 毀損 (きそん, 'damage, injury'). 毀損 itself is from 毀 (damage) and 損 (loss).

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