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libel per quod /-pər-'kwäd, -per-'kwōd/ n: libel that is actionable only when the plaintiff introduces additional facts to show defamation or claims special damages
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
libel per quod
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