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"Detract"
Keywords:
defame
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reputation
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derogate
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credibility
,
lessen
Related Terms:
Slander
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Defamation
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Libel
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Calumny
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Sully
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Derogatory
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Amiss
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Careless
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Damaged
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Misuse
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Gross negligence
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Wrong
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Malice
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Actual malice
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Negligent
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Intentional
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Intentional tort
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Prudent
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Wrong
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Revenge
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Negligible
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Murphy's law
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Injure
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Negligent misrepresentation
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Res ipsa loquitur
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Improper
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Personal injury
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Consequentialism
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Lie
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Excuse
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Negligence
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Willful
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Pretext
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Excuse
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Foreseeability
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Mitigating circumstance
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Diligence
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Nonmaleficence
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Assault
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Cruelty
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Manslaughter
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Vandalism
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Battery
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Jactitation
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Disregard
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Aggravated assault
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Maim
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Defraud
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Tort-feasor
To take away; to withdraw.
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To take credit or reputation from; to defame.
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To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from.
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take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"
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take something away from the value or reputation of, as in: Words that are not properly used can detract from a writer's credibility.
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