Compare and contrast business disparagement with defamation

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Business disparagement is the common-law tort of belittling someone's business, goods, or services with a remark that is false or misleading but not necessarily defamatory. Defamation involves the act of harming the reputation of another person by making a false statement to a third person. Business disparagement involves a business, goods, or services while defamation involves a person.

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