defamation
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The case type is described as "Media and Communication -- Part 7 Claim -- Defamation -- libel and slander".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Defamation, with the spread of unproven allegations, and doxxing, when someone's identifying information is published without their consent, were real possibilities.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
Defamation, fraud, false light and forgery laws already address the potential of deceptive expression to cause real harm.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
Defamation law, too, can be used as a defense in cases where one’s identity has been used inappropriately, or some types of misinformation.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023
Defamation is an evil: but death is generally and perhaps always a greater; and to prevent enquiry is among the worst of evils.
From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing defamation
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