Both Uses of
defame
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- ...I think you are running a great risk of a prosecution for defamation of character.
Chpt 85-86 *defamation = the hurting of someone's reputation through false statements
- He did not take in the paper containing the defamatory article, and had passed the morning in writing letters and in trying a horse.†
Chpt 85-86
Definition:
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(defame) to hurt someone's reputation through false statements