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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
criminal libel — is the malicious publication of durable defamation. The malicious defamation of a person made public by any printing or writing tending to provoke him to wrath and to deprive him of the benefits of public confidence and social intercourse. It is… … Black's law dictionary
criminal libel — is the malicious publication of durable defamation. The malicious defamation of a person made public by any printing or writing tending to provoke him to wrath and to deprive him of the benefits of public confidence and social intercourse. It is… … Black's law dictionary
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
libel — An initial pleading in a suit in admiralty; the pleading whereby litigation is brought into an Admiralty Court. 2 Am J2d Adm § 175. A malicious publication, expressed either in printing, writing, typewriting, or by signs and pictures, tending… … Ballentine's 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
Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… … Universalium
Near v. Minnesota — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 30, 1930 Decided June 1, 1931 … Wikipedia
