fair comment

  • 11fair — 1 adjective 1 REASONABLE AND ACCEPTABLE a situation, system, or way of treating people that is fair seems reasonable and acceptable: a fair wage for the job | Who said life was fair? | Everyone should have the right to a fair trial. | it is fair… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12fair — fair1 [ fer ] adjective *** ▸ 1 treating all equally ▸ 2 reasonable/morally right ▸ 3 not bad but not very good ▸ 4 pleasant and not raining ▸ 5 light in color ▸ 6 likely to be correct ▸ 7 beautiful ▸ 8 when size etc. is large ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) if …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13fair — I UK [feə(r)] / US [fer] adjective Word forms fair : adjective fair comparative fairer superlative fairest *** 1) a) if a situation is fair, everyone is treated equally and in a reasonable way Life is not always fair. Everyone has a right to a… …

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  • 14comment — com|ment1 W2S1 [ˈkɔment US ˈka: ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: commentum, from Latin, invention , from comminisci to invent ] 1.) [U and C] an opinion that you express about someone or something = ↑remark ▪ Does anyone have any… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15comment — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an opinion that you express about someone or something: Does anyone have any questions or comments? | make a comment (on/about): The police chief made no comment about the bomb attack. | be fair comment BrE spoken (=be criticism… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16fair use — noun the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties • Hypernyms: ↑use, ↑enjoyment * * * noun : a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used (as by publishing)… …

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  • 17comment — Remarks, observation, or criticism; gossip, discourse, talk; a note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.; explanation; annotation; exposition. United States v Dorr (Philippine Sup Ct)… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 18fair criticism — See fair comment …

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  • 19fair criticism — noun see fair comment …

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  • 20Fair use — is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as use for scholarship or review. It provides for the legal, non licensed citation or… …

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