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Putative

Putative, supposed, reputed; used of a man supposed to be the father of an illegitimate child, and proceeded against as such

Existimation

Esteem opinion reputation

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Goodwill, may be the whole advantage belonging to the firm, its reputation as also connection thereof. It, thus, means that every affirmative advantage as contrasted with negative advantage that has

Stigma

Airways, AIR 1987 SC 229: (1987) 1 SCC 146. Stigma, is something that detracts from the character or reputation of a person, a mark, sign etc., indicting that something is not considered normal or standard (Webster's New

Injury

Injury, any damage done to another, either in his person, rights, reputation, or property, for which an action lies at law. Injury has been defined in s. 44 of the

Passing off

of actionable unfair trading by which one person, through deception, attempts to obtain an economic benefit of the reputation which another has established for himself in a particular trade or business. The action is regarded as an

libel

in the form of written or printed words ;specif : a false published statement that injures an individual's reputation (as in business) or otherwise exposes him or her to public contempt b : the publication of such

Trade libel

Trade libel, means a false statement that disparages the quality or reputation of another's product or business, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1500. Trade libel. See LIBEL. A false

Manor

held without at least two freeholders as suitors. If there be not two suitors, the manor becomes a reputed manor and continues to have certain manorial rights and franchises (see Wol. And Ch. Conveyancing Statutes, p. 583).