Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,052. Its county seat is Winchester. Franklin County is part of the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2. purport-the pervading meaning or tenor; caught the general drift of the conversation. drift. tenor, strain-the general meaning or substance of an utterance; although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument.
Legal Definition of defamation. 1  1 : communication to third parties of false statements about a person that injure the reputation of or deter others from associating with that person â see also libel, slander, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan â compare disparagement, false light, slander of title.