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dis·par·age·ment /di-'spar-ij-mənt/ n1: the publication of false and injurious statements that are derogatory of another's property, business, or product – called also business disparagement, commercial disparagement, disparagement of property, slander of goods, trade libel;
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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accusation, act of berating, act of running down, admonishment, adverse criticism, aspersion, bad review, belittlement, belittling, blame, brand, castigation, complaint, condemnation, confutation, contempt, criticism, damnation, decrial, denigration, denigrement, denouncement, denunciation, deprecation, depreciation, derogation, destructive criticism, detraction, disapprobation, disapproval, discontent, discourtesy, disesteem, disfavor, dishonor, disillusionment, dislike, displeasure, disrepute, disrespect, disrespectfulness, exception, faultfinding, hostile criticism, hypercriticism, impeachment, impugnation, imputation, indignation, insinuation, invective, irreverence, low estimation, low opinion, low valuation, mockery, muckraking, nonapproval, objection, objuration, obloquy, obtrectatio, outcry, overcnticalness, poor opinion, protest, rebuke, rejection, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reprobation, reproof, revilement, ridicule, rude reproach, rudeness, scant respect, scolding, scorn, slighting language, stigma, tirade, uncomplimentary remark, vilification, vilipendency, vituperation, want of respect
associated concepts: disparagement of goods, disparagement of property, disparagement of title
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aspersion, bad repute, blame (culpability), condemnation (blame), contempt (disdain), criticism, defamation, denunciation, diatribe, disapprobation, disapproval, discredit, disgrace, dishonor (shame), disrepute, disrespect, exception (objection), ignominy, libel, notoriety, obloquy, phillipic, profanity, reproach, revilement, ridicule, slander
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n. An untrue statement that harms the reputation of someone else's business or product.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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In old English law, an injury resulting from the comparison of a person or thing with an individual or thing of inferior quality; to discredit oneself by marriage below one's class.A statement made by one person that casts aspersions on another person's goods, property, or intangible things.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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In old English law, an injury resulting from the comparison of a person or thing with an individual or thing of inferior quality; to discredit oneself by marriage below one's class.A statement made by one person that casts aspersions on another person's goods, property, or intangible things.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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