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Complete Definition of "detraction"

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detraction

  1. the act of detracting something, or something detracted
  2. a derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander

#(Roman Catholic Church) the act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.

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