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Affidavit
Affidavit [fr. affidare, M. Lat., to pledge one's faith, fr. fides, Lat.], a written statement sworn before a person having authority to administer an oath. By the practice of the Supreme Court of
Brief
main points with supporting precedents and evidence, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 60. Means a written statement setting out the legal contentions of a party in litigation, especially on appeal, a document preferred by counsel
Libel
Libel [fr. libellus, Lat.; libelle, Fr.]. False defamatory words, if written and published, constitute a libel: Odgers on libel, p. 1. 'Everything printed or written, which reflects on the … the intention may have been', O'Brien v. Clement, (1846) 15 M & W 435, per Parke, B. A statement in a talking film is a libel and not merely a slander, Yossopoff v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture Corporation, 78
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hearsay rule
thus excepted from the rule. A statement need not be made orally for purposes of the hearsay rule. Written statements, gestures, and even motion pictures are included.
libel
in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a : a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or printed words ;specif : a false published statement that injures an individual's reputation (as in business) or
paper
paper 1 : a piece of paper containing a written statement: as a : a formal written composition or document often intended for publication [the Federalist s] b :
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