whakakino ingoa
1. (verb) to defame, libel.
Ko ngā reta e āhua whakakino ingoa ana mō tētahi wahine, tangata rānei, kei te ētita te tikanga mō te pānui, mō te kore atu rānei (TJ 6/10/1898:14). / It's up to the editor whether to publish, or not, the letters that are somewhat defamatory of a woman or a man,
2. (modifier) defamatory, libellous.
Ka perehitia ngā kōrero katoa e tukua mai ana kia pānuitia e te "Puke", engari ko ngā kōrero whakakino ingoa tangata, kāore e whakaaetia (TPH 12/8/1905:8). / All the text sent to us to be published by the 'Puke' will be printed, but libellous accounts will not be permitted.
Synonyms: whakakino, whakakinokino
3. (noun) defamation, libel.
I mea tētahi nūpepa o Tūranga nei nā tētahi pāparakāuta i whakahaurangi tētahi Pākehā mō te kotahi wiki, ā, pau katoa ana moni e £40. I hāmenetia te nūpepa mō te whakakino ingoa, otirā kitea ana he tika tonu (TP 10/1908:10). / A Gisborne newspaper claimed that an hotel caused a Pākehā to be drunk for a week, and all his money of £40 was spent. The newspaper was charged with defamation, but it was found that it was quite correct.
