Defamation

"Defamation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Public false statements that are illegal and damaging to the reputation of a person, group, business, organization, or institution.

Descriptor ID	D000067448
MeSH Number(s)	I01.198.240.240 I01.880.735.191.051
Concept/Terms	Defamation Defamation Defamations Vilification Vilifications Calumny Calumnies Slander Slander Libel Libel Libels

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Defamation".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Criminology [I01.198]
Crime [I01.198.240]
Defamation [I01.198.240.240]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Problems [I01.880.735]
Crime [I01.880.735.191]
Defamation [I01.880.735.191.051]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Defamation".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Defamation".

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