defamatory
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Robinson was in prison at the time for repeating defamatory statements about a Syrian teenager, against court orders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The court found that while one of Wilson's 2024 Instagram posts had suggested MacInnes "changed her story about feeling uncomfortable about what happened in the bathroom", this was not defamatory and was also "substantially true".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The ministers had given the piece the "most defamatory" reading, as opposed to what an ordinary reader would do, Bloomberg's lawyers said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
South Korean authorities have arrested a YouTuber who allegedly made defamatory claims about actor Kim Soo-hyun, fuelling a scandal that halted the A-lister's career.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
As the gist of the tort consists of the injury done to one's reputation, the defamatory statement must have been published.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
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