The article was highly defamatory.

这篇文章充满诽谤。

Questions cannot be defamatory; only statements can.

这些问题并不是诽谤。 只有完整的陈述才能构成诽谤。

Was there a defamatory statement? Was there a defamation?

这是流言蜚语吗？这是诽谤吗？

The public prosecutor is seeking legal advice on whether the book may be defamatory.

检察机关正搜集相关法律依据，要指控此书是否已涉及诽谤。

He was to be charged with publishing a defamatory statement against the police, the paper said.

他将以发表诽谤警察的声明被指控，该报说。