actual malice
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Actual malice — in United States law is a condition required to establish libel against public officials or public figures and is defined as knowledge that the information was false or that it was published with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not … Wikipedia
actual malice — Real as distinguished from legal or technical malice. 30 Am J Rev ed Interf § 45. Hatred, ill will, or hostility entertained by one person toward another. 34 Am J1st Mal §§ 2, 3. Although the cases are not entirely in accord, it would appear that … Ballentine's law dictionary
actual malice — See malice … Black's law dictionary
actual malice — See malice … Black's law dictionary
actual malice — noun In United States defamation law, the level of knowledge that must be demonstrated for a public figure to prevail as a plaintiff in a lawsuit for defamation; the defendant must have either known that information published about the plaintiff… … Wiktionary
malice — mal·ice / ma ləs/ n 1 a: the intention or desire to cause harm (as death, bodily injury, or property damage) to another through an unlawful or wrongful act without justification or excuse b: wanton disregard for the rights of others or for the… … Law dictionary
actual — ac·tu·al adj: existing in fact or reality compare constructive ac·tual·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
malice in fact — Actual malice; a positive desire and intention to annoy or injure another person. Gamble v Keyes, 43 SD 245, 178 NW 870. In overcoming privilege, a motive which induces the defendant to defame the plaintiff. Hemmers v Nelson, 138 NY 517, 34 NE… … Ballentine's law dictionary
malice — The intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse, with an intent to inflict an injury or under circumstances that the law will imply an evil intent. A condition of mind which prompts a person to do a wrongful act willfully,… … Black's law dictionary
malice — The intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse, with an intent to inflict an injury or under circumstances that the law will imply an evil intent. A condition of mind which prompts a person to do a wrongful act willfully,… … Black's law dictionary
