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libel 1. Law a. the publication of defamatory matter in permanent form, as by a written or printed statement, picture, etc. b. the act of publishing such matter 2. Ecclesiastical law a claimant's written statement of claim 3. Scots law the formal statement of a charge How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| While the trial and the issue of libeling meat drew snickers across the nation and world from many who viewed the case as frivolous and little more than a curious celebrity circus, the potential First Amendment implications of the 5-1/2-week-long trial were enormous. The suit charges the paper and its staff with intentionally, knowingly and recklessly libeling Rasmussen by publishing - and republishing in the paper and at its Internet site - hundreds of false reports about his alleged ongoing involvement with a criminal case in Collier County, Florida known as the "Stadium Naples Public Corruption Case. |
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