malicious falsehood
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Malicious falsehood — or injurious falsehood is a tort. It is a lie that was uttered with malice, that is, the utterer knew it was false or would cause damage or harm. Malicious falsehood is a false statement made maliciously that causes damage to the claimant.… … Wikipedia
injurious falsehood — injurious false·hood n: disparagement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. injurious falsehood … Law dictionary
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
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
Kaye v Robertson — [1991] FSR 62 is a case in English law which is a notable case, expressing the view that there is no common law right to privacy in English law. Contents 1 Facts 2 Judgment 3 Significance 4 … Wikipedia
backbiting — n 1. defamation, denigration, vilification, vilipending, vituperation; yellow journalism, mud slinging, muck raking; slur, defilement, blot, blot on the escutcheon, smear, smirch, stain, taint, attaint, tarnish, spot, blackening, black spot or… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
scandal — n 1. misdoing, evildoing, wrongdoing, transgression, malefaction, violation, crime, sin, offense, atrocity, delinquency, dereliction, disgraceful action, outrageous or flagrant misconduct or misbehavior, evil behavior, blameworthy action;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
aspersion — n 1. defamation, denigration, vilification, vituperation, scandal, yellow journalism, Inf. skeleton in the closet; censure, reproach, reflection, denunciation, curse, malediction, railing, invective, commination, revilement, animadversion,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
calumny — n 1. slander, libel, calumniation, false accusation, misrepresentation, falsehood, malicious falsehood, lie, untruth, traducement, aspersion, imputation, innuendo, Inf. brickbat, insinuation, reflection; abuse, injury, backbiting, mud slinging;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
defamation — n 1. denigration, vilification, vituperation, scandal, Inf. skeleton in the closet; censure, reproach, denunciation, railing, curse, malediction, invective, commination, Archaic. exprobration, revile ment, obloquy; belittlement, deprecation,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
