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limited purpose public figure
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malice
called also express malice malice in fact 2 a : the knowledge that defamatory statements esp. regarding a public figure are false b : reckless disregard of the truth see also public figure New York Times Co. v. … defamatory statements esp. regarding a public figure are false b : reckless disregard of the truth see also public figure New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in the Important Cases section implied malice : malice inferred from the
public official
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private person
private person 1 : an individual who is not a public figure or in the military services 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : a juridical person governed by
Special occasions
occasions, the occasion must be special from the point of view of the broad considerations of national solemnity, public order, homage to national figures, the likelihood of eruption of inebriate violence on certain days on account of … special from the point of view of the broad considerations of national solemnity, public order, homage to national figures, the likelihood of eruption of inebriate violence on certain days on account of melas, festivals or frenzied situations
paper
of paper containing a written statement: as a : a formal written composition or document often intended for publication [the Federalist s] b : a document containing a statement of legal status, identity, authority, or ownership often … paper : commercial paper that is payable to order compare bearer paper in this entry on paper : figured at face value
Appropriate government
Appropriate government, means in relation to public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly-- (i) by … these clauses shall have effect subject to the modification that-(a) in sub-clause (i) thereof, or the words and figures 'List I or List II or List III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution', the words and
Act of Parliament
Roy remercie ses bons sujets, acceple leur benevolence et ainsi le veult.' Acts of Parliament are either (1) public; (2) local or special; (3) private or personal. Public Acts are those which affect the whole realm or … 4, c. 74, the chapter, if the Act be a local or personal one, being printed in Roman figures, e.g., 20 & 21 Vict. C. xciv. In 1845 'short tiles' began to be introduced, by enacting (see
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