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defamatory — [[t]dɪfæ̱mətri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ GRADED Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone s good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them. [FORMAL] The article was highly defamatory. Syn: slanderous … English dictionary
Libel — • A malicious publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, sign, or otherwise than by mere speech, which exposes any living person, or the memory of any person deceased, to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy, or which causes or tends to … Catholic encyclopedia
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
Libel — Li bel (l[imac] b[e^]l), n. [L. libellus a little book, pamphlet, libel, lampoon, dim. of liber the liber or inner bark of a tree; also (because the ancients wrote on this bark), paper, parchment, or a roll of any material used to write upon, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
libel — I. n. 1. Malicious publication, defamation, defamatory writing. 2. (Law.) Charge, statement of complaint. II. v. a. 1. Lampoon, defame (by some publication). 2. (Law.) Proceed against by a libel, bring a charg … New dictionary of synonyms
Defamation — This article is about the malicious statement. For the 2009 film, see Defamation (film). Libel and Slander redirect here. For other uses, see Libel (disambiguation) and Slander (disambiguation). Vilification and Calumny redirect here. For the… … Wikipedia
Beck v. Eiland-Hall — WIPO headquarters in Geneva Court World Intellectual Property Organization Full case name Mercury Radio Arts, Inc. and Glenn Beck v. Isaac Eiland Hall … Wikipedia
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Patricia Cornwell — Infobox Writer name = Patricia Cornwell imagesize = 150px caption = pseudonym = birthdate = Birth date and age|1956|6|9 birthplace = Miami, Florida deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Novelist, 1990 present nationality = American movement =… … Wikipedia
United States defamation law — The origins of United States defamation law pre date the American Revolution; one famous 1734 case involving John Peter Zenger established some precedent that the truth should be an absolute defense against libel charges. (Previous English… … Wikipedia
