Libeler - Law Dictionary Search Results
Criticism, comment
book, play, or picture submitted for public approval. As to when criticism is fair and honest and no libel, see Joynt v. Cycle Trade Publishing Co., (1904) 2 KB 292; Thomas v. Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Ltd.,
Article
Article [articulus, Lat.], a complaint exhibited in the Ecclesiastical Court by way of libel. The different parts of a libel, responsive allegation, or counter allegation in the Ecclesiastical Courts. Means (as respects
single publication rule
single publication rule : a rule in the law of libel that treats an edition of a print source (as a magazine) as one publication giving rise to one
Keep your definitions linked to case research
libellee
libellee also li·bel·ee [lī-bə-lē] n 1 : a party against whom a suit has been instituted by a libel
Libellee
Libellee, the suitor-defendant against whom a libel has been filed.
Nemo tenetur prodere seipsum
Act, 1872, s. 51, the (English) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, s. 20, and the (English) Law of Libel Amendment Act, 1888, s. 9, and finally the general (English) Criminal Evidence Act, 1898 (see that title), make
Measure of damage
the act complained of. The exception is those ases where vindictive or exemplary damages can be given, e.g., libel, slander, violence, malice, cruelty, or breach of promise of marriage. The actual loss cannot always be recovered, as
Malice
3 QBD 246. Similarly, proof of actual malice will defeat the defence of fair comment. See Odgers on Libel. An act lawful in itself is not converted by malice into an actionable wrong, Allen v. Flood, 1898
Inveniens libellum famosum et non corrumpens punitur
Inveniens libellum famosum et non corrumpens punitur [Lat.], he who meets with a notorious libel, and does not destroy it,
Lame duck
cant term on the Stock Exchange meaning that a broker or jobber cannot fulfil his contracts; it is libellous, Morris v. Langdale, (1800) 2 Bos & Pul 284.
- ‹ Prev
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- Next ›
- Last »
Try the research workspace - 7 days free