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similar †homogeneous; like, alike. XVII (†
similary XVI). — F.
similaire or medL.
similāris, f. L.
similis, based on IE. *
sem- *
som- (cf.
SAME); see
-AR,
-ARY.
Hence or — F.
similarity XVII. So
similitude XIV. — (O)F. or L.
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Business matters: suing for libel or slander not a likely solution. (Legal Matters).
Magazine article from: McKnight's Long-Term Care News; 7/11/2003; ; 618 words
; ...badly about us and wanting to sue somebody for libel, slander or defamation. A: Libel and slander would be very difficult lawsuits to...industry in general. To prove such legal theories as libel, slander or defamation would take very special...
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NC: state employee sues for libel & slander: governmental immunity applies except for malice.(Medical Law Cases of Note)(Case overview)
Magazine article from: Medical Law's Regan Report; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...EMS paramedic, brought suit for libel and slander against the Polk County EMS Director...scope of their official duties. In libel and slander cases brought against...one who is allegedly the victim of libel or slander. That was not the situation...
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Canadian Libel and Slander Actions
Magazine article from: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Canadian Libel and Slander Actions. Roger D. McConchie and David A. Potts. Toronto...United States with Canada's rejection of the common law libel rule. Canadian Libel and Slander Actions is undoubtedly a most comprehensive, updated treatise...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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RAMSEYS SUE EX-COP FOR LIBEL, SLANDER HIS BOOK, TELEVISION APPEARANCES DRAW FIRE.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 3/30/2001; ; 691 words
; ...News Staff Writer BOULDER -- A libel and slander lawsuit filed Thursday by John and...year statute of limitations on libel claims runs out. Their attorney...asked him to first resolve other libel actions on behalf of their son...
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Campus gossip website to be investigated for libel, slander
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/9/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...violates the first amendment. It is being looked at for libel and slander. Operators of the website would be held accountable...irrelevant when it comes to being investigated for slander and libel. It is just a student-run website with no specific...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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S.L. Demo pushing to repeal criminal slander and libel law
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 10/19/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...repeal Utah's current criminal slander and libel law, which is "unconstitutional...Utah's current civil slander, libel or defamation of character laws...which have both struck down criminal libel laws. Utah prosecutors "would...
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Panama journalists march against proposed jail sentences for libel, slander
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/21/2006; ; 498 words
; ...or the equivalent in fines, and libel or slander with one to two years' confinement...penalties for journalists found guilty of libel or defamation. It also would expose...American States, to the effect that libel involving public officials should...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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COUNTERCLAIMS FILED IN SURGEON'S LIBEL, SLANDER SUIT.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 10/12/1998; 700+ words
; ...claim has surfaced in court papers in response to a libel and slander lawsuit filed by Dr. George Perdikis against Birsner...according to the lawsuit, in which Farrukh is accused of slander. Farrukh's attorneys said Perdikis operated on a...
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YP.Net Files Lawsuit Against Stocklemon.com; Alleges Libel, Slander and Interference with Contractual Relationships and Expectancies.
Business Wire; 1/9/2004; 700+ words
; ...personal gain of those involved in the defamation and libel." The lawsuit, which was filed by the Phoenix-based...YP.Net is seeking to recover punitive damages for libel and slander, and for interference with contractual relationships...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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LIBEL, SLANDER SUIT DISMISSED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/18/1999; 457 words
; BALLSTON SPA -- A judge has dismissed a libel and slander suit filed shortly before Election Day by former Clifton Park Republican Chairwoman Beth Liebich against the Democratic slate for...
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libel and slander
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
libel and slander in law, types of defamation...pictorial, are usually called libel, while the spoken or gestured...are called slander. The term libel is also often used if a wide...group. Whether the charge is libel or slander is important. Most libels are deemed ...
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Libel and Slander
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
LIBEL AND SLANDER Two torts that involve the communication...or an entity such as a corporation. Libel is any defamation that can be seen, such...heard. Collectively known as defamation, libel and slander are civil wrongs that harm...
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slander
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
slander see libel and slander .
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Libel
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
...and criminal prosecutions, libel law also has a close (though...x2010;used) relative, slander, which covers spoken defamation...within the broad definition of libel, common law presumed damage...legal justification for their libels. Evidence of truth became...privileges acknowledged that ...
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libel
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...written defamation.Compare with slander . ∎ the action...sued two national newspapers for libel [as adj. ] a libel action. ∎ ...defame (someone) by publishing a libel: she alleged the magazine had...
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