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Defamation

A false statement presented as fact that injures a person's reputation.

In Personal Injury Cases

While not a typical personal injury case, defamation can cause significant damages. It includes both libel (written) and slander (spoken) defamation.

Reference context

This term belongs to the Liability & Negligence category and is part of our machine-readable California injury-law glossary.

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Structured access

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Plain-English use

How to use this definition during case research

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A useful glossary page should point you toward the next page to read, not leave you with a standalone legal phrase.

Glossary discovery fingerprint

How this definition connects to a real claim file

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Liability & Negligence claim fingerprint

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Evidence sequence

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Decision summary

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Settlement calculator follow-through

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reputation to Breach of Duty

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repair estimate near libel

When a defamation question starts around libel, the repair estimate matters because weather and lighting change can blur the coverage map before witnesses are contacted.

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