毀 損(きそん)

きそん

noun / suru verb

damage, defamation, destruction

1. damage, destruction, impairment

Physical damage or destruction of property or objects. A formal and legal term.

器物(きぶつ)毀損(きそん)で訴(うった)えられた。

He was charged with destruction of property.

文書(ぶんしょ)の毀損(きそん)を防(ふせ)ぐ措置(そち)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Measures to prevent damage to documents are necessary.

台風(たいふう)で建物(たてもの)が毀損(きそん)し、修復(しゅうふく)に時間(じかん)がかかった。

The building was damaged by the typhoon, and repairs took time.

2. defamation, damage to reputation

Harm done to a person's honor or reputation. Most commonly seen in the legal term 名誉毀損 (defamation).

名誉(めいよ)毀損(きそん)で裁判(さいばん)になった。

It went to trial for defamation.

その記事(きじ)は名誉(めいよ)毀損(きそん)にあたる可能性(かのうせい)がある。

That article may constitute defamation.

SNSでの誹謗(ひぼう)中傷(ちゅうしょう)が名誉(めいよ)毀損(きそん)として法的(ほうてき)措置(そち)の対象(たいしょう)になるケースが増(ふ)えている。

Cases where online slander becomes subject to legal action as defamation are increasing.

USAGE:
A formal legal term. Also written as 棄損(きそん) with a simpler kanji. The compound 名誉(めいよ)毀損(きそん) (defamation) is the most common usage in modern Japanese and appears frequently in news about lawsuits and online harassment.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

名誉(めいよ)毀損(きそん): defamation
器物(きぶつ)毀損(きそん): destruction of property
信用(しんよう)毀損(きそん): damage to credit/credibility
文書(ぶんしょ)毀損(きそん): document destruction

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