civil wrong, tort - (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy - a malicious attack

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

complaint - (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"