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Six Acts

the Unlawful Drilling Act, 1819; c. 4, the Pleading in Misdemeanour Act, 1819; and c. 8, the Criminal Libel Act, 1819, are still unrepealed

Threats

procure for any person any appointment or office of profit or trust, (1)publishes or threatens to publish any libel upon any other person whether living or dead; or (2)directly or indirectly threatens to print or publish or

Trial

is without a jury, unless the Court otherwise orders; but where fraud is alleged, or in cases of libel, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, seduction, or breach of promise of marriage, an order is made for trial

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True, public, and notorious

True, public, and notorious. These three qualities used to be formerly predicated in the libel in the Ecclesiastical Courts, of the charges which it contained, at the end of each article severally.

Volenti non fit injuria

harm and from exhibitions which alarm the public conscience, such as prize-fights without gloves, duels, etc., and see LIBEL. The maxim has also been invoked in cases where the person injured was alleged to have contracted to

Welcher

not actionable without proof of special damage; but see Williams v. Magyer, Times, 1st March, 1883; Odgers on Libel, p. 49.

Injunction

to whom it is addressed, the receiver having only a special property in it; the publication of a libel; the proper use by one man of the trademarks or name of another person; the disclosure of secrets

Blasphemy

however, has recently declined to follow this case; see Re Bowman, (1915) 2 Ch 447. Consult Odgers on Libel and Slander, 6th Edn., 400. And see SWEARING. Irreverence toward God, religion, a religious icon or something else

Heresy

set forth in the Thirty-nine Articles (see that title). See also APOSTASY; H'RETICO COMBURENDO, DE. Consult Odgers on Libel, 5th Edn. P. 486. Opinion or doctrine contrary to (usu. catholic) church dogma, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.,

Libellee

The party against whom a libel has been filed corresponding to defendant in a common law action

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