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What (who) is Besmirch - definition
CRIME OR TORT OF HARMING THE REPUTATION OF A LEGAL PERSON THROUGH FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENT
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besmirch
[b?'sm?:t?]
¦ verb
1. damage (someone's reputation).
2. literary make dirty; soil.
besmirch
(besmirches, besmirching, besmirched)
If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true. (LITERARY)
He has accused local people of trying to besmirch his reputation.
= sully
VERB: V n
Wikipedia
Defamation
Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal definition of defamation and related acts as well as the ways they are dealt with can vary greatly between countries and jurisdictions (what exactly they must consist of, whether they constitute crimes or not, and to what extent proving the alleged facts is a valid defence).
Defamation laws can encompass a variety of acts:
- Insult against a legal person in general
- Defamation against a legal person in general
- Acts against public officials
- Acts against state institutions (e.g., government, ministries, government agencies, armed forces)
- Acts against state symbols
- Acts against the state itself
- Acts against religions (e.g., blasphemy, discrimination)
- Acts against the judiciary or legislature (e.g., contempt of court, censure)
Examples of use of Besmirch
1. Under 25–year–old emergency laws, it is a crime to besmirch Egypt‘s image.
2. What you have done, you two together, is besmirch the reputation of those people.
3. But that would unleash party–political warfare and besmirch the Speakership further.
4. Do not lie and do not besmirch others, because that will lead to your fall.
5. Some assert that the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) is trying to besmirch Chabad.