Slander of title — In law, slander of title is normally a claim involving real estate in which one entity falsely claims to own another entity s property. Alternatively, it is casting aspersion on someone else s property, business or goods, e.g. claiming a house is … Wikipedia
disparagement — dis·par·age·ment /di spar ij mənt/ n 1: the publication of false and injurious statements that are derogatory of another s property, business, or product – called also business disparagement, commercial disparagement, disparagement of property,… … Law dictionary
RUSSIA — RUSSIA, former empire in Eastern Europe; from 1918 the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (R.S.F.S.R.), from 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); from 1990 the Russian Federation. Until 1772 ORIGINS The penetration… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
INFORMERS — (Heb. malshinim, slanderers ; moserim, informers ; delatorim, delators ), informers or slanderers who denounce individual Jews or the Jewish people in general to a foreign ruler. In Talmudic Tradition The attitude of the Talmud toward such… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
libel — li·bel 1 / lī bəl/ n [Anglo French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1: complaint (1) used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a: a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or printed words; specif: a… … Law dictionary
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Privilege of Peerage — The Privilege of Peerage is the body of special privileges belonging to members of the British Peerage, and is distinct from Parliamentary privilege, which applies to only those peers serving in the House of Lords and the members of the House of… … Wikipedia
History of the Republic of Singapore — The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore gained its independence and became a republic following a secession from the Federation of Malaysia on 9 August 1965. [cite web| title = Road to Independence | url =… … Wikipedia
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Metzora (parsha) — Metzora, Metzorah, M’tzora, Mezora, Metsora, or M’tsora (מְּצֹרָע Hebrew for “one being diseased,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 28th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah… … Wikipedia