Defamous - Law Dictionary Search Results
Defamatory
Containing defamation injurious to reputation calumnious slanderous as defamatory words defamatory writings
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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Words
Words. See DEFAMATION. When words acquire a particular meaning or sense because of their authoritative construction by superior courts, they are
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
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
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
Publication
Publication, divulgation; proclamation; also 'the communication of defamatory words to some person or persons other than the person defamed' (Odgers on Libel). The publication of fair
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
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
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