common law libel
1Common law offences — are crimes under English criminal law and the related criminal law of Commonwealth of Nations countries. These are offences of the common law which are developed entirely by the courts over the years, and for which there is no actual legislation …
2common law — 1. the system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law and the canon or ecclesiastical law. 2. the unwritten law, esp. of England, based on custom or court decision, as distinct from statute law. 3. the law… …
3common law — also common law 1) N UNCOUNT Common law is the system of law which is based on judges decisions and on custom rather than on written laws. Canadian libel law is based on English common law. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A common law relationship is regarded as a …
4Civil law (common law) — This article is about civil law within the common law legal system. For other uses, see Civil law (disambiguation). Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations, in which… …
5libel — /laybal/ A method of defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures, or signs. In its most general sense, any publication that is injurious to the reputation of another. A false and unprivileged publication in writing of defamatory material.… …
6libel — /laybal/ A method of defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures, or signs. In its most general sense, any publication that is injurious to the reputation of another. A false and unprivileged publication in writing of defamatory material.… …
7Libel — • A malicious publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, sign, or otherwise than by mere speech, which exposes any living person, or the memory of any person deceased, to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy, or which causes or tends to …
8Libel — Li bel (l[imac] b[e^]l), n. [L. libellus a little book, pamphlet, libel, lampoon, dim. of liber the liber or inner bark of a tree; also (because the ancients wrote on this bark), paper, parchment, or a roll of any material used to write upon, and …
9law — W1S1 [lo: US lo:] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(system of rules)¦ 2¦(a rule)¦ 3 law and order 4¦(police)¦ 5¦(what always happens)¦ 6¦(study/profession)¦ 7¦(sport/activity)¦ 8 the law of the jungle 9 the law of averages 10 be a …
10Libel (disambiguation) — Slander and libel are false or malicious claims that may harm someone s reputation.Libel may also refer to:* Libel (film) (1959), a British drama film * Libel (poetry), a verse genre primarily of the Renaissance * Libel, a village in the Rychnov… …