NounSingular libel Plural libels libel (plural libels)
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Defamation—also called calumny, vilification, slander (for transitory statements), and libel (for written, broadcast, or otherwise published words)—is the communication of a statement that makes a claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group, government, or nation a negative image. It is usually, but not always, a requirement that this claim be false and that the publication is communicated to someone other than the person defamed (the claimant). In common law jurisdictions, slander refers to a malicious, false and defamatory spoken statement or report, while libel refers to any other form of communication such as written words or images. Most jurisdictions allow legal actions, civil and/or criminal, to deter various kinds of defamation and retaliate against groundless criticism. Related to defamation is public disclosure of private facts, which arises where one person reveals information that is not of public concern, and the release of which would offend a reasonable person. "Unlike [with] libel, truth is not a defense for invasion of privacy." False light laws are "intended primarily to protect the plaintiff's mental or emotional well-being." If a publication of information is false, then a tort of defamation might have occurred. If that communication is not technically false but is still misleading, then a tort of false light might have occurred. In most civil law jurisdictions, defamation is dealt with as a crime rather than a tort. A person who destroys another's reputation may be referred to as a famacide, defamer, or slanderer. The Latin phrase famosus libellus means a libelous writing. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How can something factually true be libel? Q. Let me preface this by saying I am not being accused of libel nor am I accusing someone of it. Anyway, at my paper today, we had a workshop on editing, and libel came up. Since it wasn't a workshop on libel, he touched on it and moved on but he did say that something factual can be libel. How can a true fact be considered libel when it's the truth? Asked by Jeff R - Thu Apr 2 20:16:27 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Try this site - it discusses libel: Answered by Maggie - Thu Apr 2 20:29:17 2009 Is it true that the spoken word only is covered by slander? Libel is printed only, correct? Q. Re my earlier question, If a relative slags you off in front of officials and then they send you a written copy (eg a report) of what was said, can you sue the relative for both slander AND libel? Because that's what I'm thinking of doing. Also, what are the remedies for each, please? Asked by Daydreamer - Sun Nov 15 05:34:56 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. It is often said that libel is written and slander is spoken. That's only partly true. In fact slander is a subset of libel. In other words libel can either be written or spoken, but if it is spoken, we call it slander. You can sue for both slander and libel although you are really just talking about the same offense in different ways. It won't change the amount of damages. You can't recover double damages, once under a theory of libel and once under a theory of slander. Even if you succeed on both, you'd only recover compensatory damages once. I take it from your use of "slag" that you're British. I'm not familiar with U.K. laws, but I can tell you that in the U.S. you would have to find a way to prove harm to your reputation and… [cont.] Answered by Bill - Mon Nov 16 16:31:07 2009 What can a writer do to avoid a libel or defamation claim in the first place?
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