defamasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From English defamation and Dutch diffamatie, from Old French diffamacion (Modern French diffamation), from Latin diffāmātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [defaˈmasi]
• Hyphenation: dé‧fa‧ma‧si

Noun

defamasi

1. (law) defamation, 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.

Further reading

• “defamasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.