Defamation - Law Dictionary Search Results
Privileged communication
State, etc. See also CONFESSION. Also a communication which cannot be made the ground of an action for defamation, either (a) absolutely, or (b) without a malicious motive, such as that which is made truthfully and bona
Personal injuries
Personal injuries, do not mean injuries to the body alone but all injuries to a person other than those which cause death and that the relevant words must be read ejusdem generis with the words 'defamation...
publish
publish 1 : to make known to another or to the public generally NOTE: For purposes of defamation, a defamatory communication made to only one third party may be considered published. 2 a : to proclaim
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Malice
the act intended. See Archbold, Crim. Pleading and Practice, sub tit. 'Homicide,' and MANSLAUGHTER. In the law of defamation the defence that the occasion was privileged (i.e., one of qualified privilege) may be rebutted by establishing actual
Actio personalis moritur cum persona.
after grant of probate of letters of administration. This provision does not apply to causes of action for defamation of character or seduction or for inducing one spouse to leave or remain apart from the other or
colloquium
colloquium [Latin, talk, discussion, from colloqui to converse] : the part of a complaint for defamation in which the plaintiff avers that the defamatory remarks related to him or her
defame
of, defame, from dis-, prefix marking dispersal or removal + fama reputation] : to make the subject of defamation de·fam·er n
fair comment
comment : a common-law privilege to criticize and comment on matters of public interest without being liable for defamation provided that the comment is an honest expression of opinion and free of malice
false light
that is based on injury to the victim's reputation by such a portrayal (as in a publication) compare defamation, libel, slander NOTE: The false light cause of action is not recognized in all jurisdictions. Where it is
innuendo
a parenthetical explanation of the text of a legal document ;esp : an explanation in a complaint for defamation of the defamatory meaning of a statement by the defendant which is not defamatory on its face compare
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