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to besmirch a person's good name—mancillar el buen nombre de una personaliterary
Her name will, quite rightly, be besmirched and sullied until all eternity.
It seems someone is trying to besmirch this council's good name.
Its members believe that one of the figures central to their faith has been besmirched and defamed.
In his death, they are surreptitiously besmirching his reputation to gain political protection.
Inevitably, exposure awaits, and often exposure which will damage innocent people who will be besmirched, so audacious is the extent of the crime.
That would be truly despicable of the Senate to allow his reputation to be permanently besmirched.
Are you saying you have needlessly besmirched the reputation of the Secretary of State?
I have tried to keep my reputation - to fight for my reputation - while it's been besmirched, and I have tried to do it in a way that brings honor to the House.
‘They are attempting to besmirch his reputation in advance of the elections,’ she said.
He died for your freedom, the very freedom you use to besmirch his reputation.
At no stage did any of these worthies think it necessary to do some fact-checking before besmirching the reputation of a former cabinet officer.
‘If employees aren't treated with common decency and respect in a layoff, the company's reputation is besmirched in many eyes,’ she says.
How much is your good name worth, and what would you do if you felt the media had besmirched your reputation?
How dare you besmirch my mother's reputation?
A department spokesman said, ‘We don't want our police officers doing things that could besmirch the reputation of our organization.’
What he is really worried about is how such a move would be received by the general public, but his reputation is now beyond besmirching.
The case has shown how easy it is for a hard-working and respected professional to have their name and reputation besmirched by one wild accusation.
I regard the continued campaign by some in the media to denigrate and besmirch the reputation of the Navy as quite outrageous.
My family's name has been besmirched by your victory over me, but your trickery can't hope to save you now.
So in the end all you really are doing is besmirching reputations.