Bel Accoyle - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: bel accoyleBel accoyle
A kind or favorable reception or salutation...
libel
libel [Anglo-French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1 : complaint 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 false published statement that injures an individual's reputation (as in business) or otherwise exposes him or her to public contempt b : the publication of such a libel c : the crime or tort of publishing a libel see also single publication rule New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in the Important Cases section compare defamation, slander NOTE: Although libel is defined under state case law or statute, the U.S. Supreme Court has enumerated some First Amendment protections that apply to matters of public concern. In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, the Court held that in order to recover damages a public person (as a celebrity or politician) who alleges libel (as by a newspaper) has to prove that “the statement was made with ‘actual malice’ &...
libellant
libellant also li·bel·ant [lī-bə-lənt] n 1 : a party who institutes a suit (as in admiralty) by a libel ;esp : the petitioner or plaintiff in a divorce proceeding [the agreed to pay alimony] 2 : libeler ...
libellee
libellee also li·bel·ee [lī-bə-lē] n 1 : a party against whom a suit has been instituted by a libel ;esp : the respondent or defendant in a divorce proceeding 2 : a person who has been libeled ...
libelous
libelous also li·bel·lous [lī-bə-ləs] adj : constituting or including libel [a magazine article] ...
Bel
The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal See Baal...
bel canto
a cantabile style of operatic singing characterized by purity and evenness of tone and a precise but brilliant vocal technique displaying ease and agility...
Bel esprit
A fine genius or man of wit...
Bel Merodach
Babylonian the chief Babylonian god his consort was Sarpanitu...
Ninib
A solar deity first born of Bel and consort was Gula god of war and the chase and agriculture sometimes identifed with Biblical Nimrod...
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