libel

  • 41libel per se — / pər sē, per sā/ n: libel that is actionable without the plaintiff introducing additional facts to show defamation or claiming special damages Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. libel per se …

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  • 42libel and slander — Two torts (See tort law) that involve the communication of false information about a person, a group, or an entity such as a corporation. Libel is any defamation that can be seen, such as a writing, printing, effigy, movie, or statue. Slander is… …

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  • 43Libel (poetry) — Libel is a verse genre primarily of the Renaissance, descended from the tradition of invective in classical Greek and Roman poetry. Libel is usually expressly political, and balder and coarser than satire. Libels were generally not published but… …

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  • 44libel per quod — / pər kwäd, per kwōd/ n: libel that is actionable only when the plaintiff introduces additional facts to show defamation or claims special damages Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 45libel tourist — n. A person who sues for libel in a foreign country, particularly one that has libel laws favorable to the plaintiff. libel tourism n. Example Citations: The committee also wants it to be made more difficult for foreign libel tourists and big… …

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  • 46Libel (disambiguation) — Slander and libel are false or malicious claims that may harm someone s reputation.Libel may also refer to:* Libel (film) (1959), a British drama film * Libel (poetry), a verse genre primarily of the Renaissance * Libel, a village in the Rychnov… …

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  • 47Libel (film) — Infobox Film name = Libel image size = caption = director = Anthony Asquith producer = Anatole de Grunwald writer = Edward Wooll (play) Anatole de Grunwald Karl Tunberg narrator = starring = Dirk Bogarde Olivia de Havilland Paul Massie Robert… …

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  • 48libel slander —    Although nearly all dictionaries define libel merely as a statement that defames a person or damages his or her reputation, it is worth remembering that it must do so unreasonably or inaccurately. It is the wrongness of a contention that makes …

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  • 49libel, slander —  Although nearly all dictionaries define libel merely as a statement that defames or damages a person’s reputation, it is worth remembering that it must do so unreasonably or inaccurately. It is the wrongness of a contention that makes it… …

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  • 50Libel Act 1792 — The Libel Act 1792 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (32 Geo. III c. 60) passed in 1792. At the urging of the Whig politician Charles James Fox, the Act restored to juries the right to decide what was libel and whether a defendant was …

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