Usage Note
Diffamation covers both spoken slander (diffamation verbale) and written libel (diffamation écrite). In French law, a formal complaint is une plainte en diffamation. The related verb is diffamer (to defame) and the agent noun is diffamateur (defamer, slanderer).
Examples
"Il a porté plainte pour diffamation."
Natural Translation
He filed a complaint for defamation.
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