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defamation meaning in Marathi

मानहानी

/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/

defamation in Marathi: मानहानी, बदनामी. In English, defamation means the act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

Marathi words for defamation

मानहानी, बदनामी

English meaning of defamation

  1. noun The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

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defamation in a sentence

  • She sued his ex-boyfriend for defamation and is seeking $14,000.

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Questions about defamation in Marathi

What is the meaning of defamation in Marathi?
Defamation in Marathi is मानहानी, बदनामी.
defamation चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Defamation: मानहानी, बदनामी.
What does defamation mean in English?
Defamation means the act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

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Marathi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “defamation”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: defamation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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