Defamation - Law Dictionary Search Results
blackwash
same as defame
Infame
To defame to make infamous
Libel
To defame or expose to public hatred contempt or ridicule by a writing picture sign etc to lampoon
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slander
esclandre scandal, from Late Latin scandalum moral stumbling block, disgrace, from Greek skandalon, literally, snare, trap] 1 : defamation of a person by unprivileged oral communication made to a third party ;also : defamatory oral statements 2
slander of title
for slander of title "M & P Concrete Prods. v. Woods, 590 So. 2d 429 (1991)"] called also defamation of title disparagement of property disparagement of title compare defamation, disparagement
privilege
action is privileged compare excuse absolute privilege : a privilege that exempts a person from liability esp. for defamation regardless of intent or motive ;specif : a privilege that exempts high public officials (as legislators) from liability
Master and servant
bad character be untrully and maliciously given, the party giving it will be liable to an action for defamation, though, until the untruth of the character given and express malice have been proved, the communication is presumed
Slander
Slander, the malicious defamation of a person bywords; as a libel is by writing, etc. It is actionable in the following cases:
Publication
the publication of an apology for libel in a newspaper, see LIBEL. Is essential in an action of defamation that the publication be to a third person, though the law is otherwise in Scotland. Thus, there can
Public order
State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence. Public order is therefore, something which is demarcated from the others. In that
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