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Defamatory libel was originally an offence under the common law of England. It was established in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland. It was or
Defamatory_libel
of the seventeenth century.[citation needed] See defamatory libel. English law allows actions for libel to be brought in the High Court for any published
English_defamation_law
Communication causing harm to reputation
the publication of defamatory books and writings, the libri or libelli famosi, from which is derived the modern use of the word libel; and under the later
Defamation
Limitation on freedom of speech in the US
established precedent that "The Truth" is an absolute defense against charges of libel. Though the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was designed to protect
United_States_defamation_law
Legal term in English common law
libel (in permanent form), namely defamatory libel, seditious libel, blasphemous libel and obscene libel. The common law offences of seditious libel,
Criminal_libel
Founder of the Bible Student movement (1852–1916)
qualifications, legitimacy and moral example as a pastor. Russell sued Ross for defamatory libel on December 2, 1912. After several delays the case came before Police
Charles_Taze_Russell
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
section formerly provided: If any person shall maliciously publish any defamatory libel, knowing the same to be false, every such person, being convicted thereof
Libel_Act_1843
the publication of defamatory libels that the publisher "knows is false." Section 301 prohibits the publication of any defamatory libel, but this section
Freedom of expression in Canada
Freedom_of_expression_in_Canada
1920s miscarriage of justice in England
on 21 October with obscene libel for "unlawfully writing and publishing a certain false, scandalous and defamatory libel of and concerning one Violet
Littlehampton_libels
Commonwealth jurisdictions
expression guarantee under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Defamatory libel is equally valid as a criminal offence under the Criminal Code. In
Canadian_defamation_law
Irish writer (1854–1900)
his friends, initiated a private prosecution against Queensberry for defamatory libel, since the note amounted to a public accusation that Wilde had committed
Oscar_Wilde
Criminal offences under English common law
Cengage Learning, 2008, p. 390. "Libel refers to written defamatory statements; slander refers to oral statements. Libel encompasses communications occurring
Seditious_libel
Supreme Court of Canada case
decision on the criminal offence of defamatory libel. The Court held that the Criminal Code offence of defamatory libel infringed the constitutional protection
R_v_Lucas
American actress (born 1986)
had not been proven to be defamatory, while finding that Waldman's second statement to the Daily Mail was false, defamatory and made with actual malice
Amber_Heard
English libel dispute in 2019–2022
personalities Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, which culminated in a 2022 libel case in the English High Court, Vardy v Rooney. In 2019, Rooney announced
Wagatha_Christie
2022 defamation trial of American actors
High Court of Justice in London, Depp sued News Group Newspapers Ltd for libel over an article published in The Sun that claimed he had assaulted Heard
Depp_v._Heard
President of Chile from 1970 to 1973
the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2010. "Unmasked defamatory libel on Salvador Allende". 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 13
Salvador_Allende
British activist and actor (born 1978)
labelling of Crystal and Blake as paedophiles was "seriously harmful, defamatory and baseless" and Fox's tweets "the very epitome of 'mere retaliation'
Laurence_Fox
1991 US District Court decision
The case resolved a claim of libel against CompuServe, an Internet service provider that hosted allegedly defamatory content in one of its forums. The
Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc.
Cubby,_Inc._v._CompuServe_Inc.
1964 United States Supreme Court case
that Alabama's libel law—like most libel laws in the English common law tradition—allowed defendants to use the truth of their defamatory statements as
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
2000 English libel case
Under American libel law, a public figure who claims to have been libelled must prove that the statements in question are defamatory and false, and were
Irving_v_Penguin_Books_Ltd
Improper usage or mistreatment
case the offense of defamatory libel under the common law of England and Wales, where prior to the enactment of section 6 of the Libel Act 1843 (defense
Abuse
Romanian writer, lawyer and activist (1904–1968)
him for damages, and in July 1936 Pandrea was facing prosecution for defamatory libel. Other articles he penned during that interval lauded the Ploughmen's
Petre_Pandrea
Strategy used to evade libel lawsuits
penis can be taken as defamatory in itself; the use of the rule is effectively an admission that defamation did occur; and the libelled person need not necessarily
Small_penis_rule
British far-right activist (born 1982)
gangs scandal. Some of these videos have been found in court to include defamatory false statements about their subjects. Robinson has a history of criminal
Tommy_Robinson
Lillie Langtry's husband (1847–1897)
orchestrated events so that Rosenberg also faced the charge of false and defamatory libel related to the Langtry article. The appearance in court of the extremely
Edward_Langtry
the jury found Parke guilty of 'Maliciously publishing a false and defamatory libel' and the judge sentenced him to twelve months without hard labour in
Ernest_Parke
US legal requirement for defamation
imposed upon public officials or public figures when they file suit for libel (defamatory printed communications). Compared to other individuals who are less
Actual_malice
Criminal proceeding without public prosecutor
prosecutions. Oscar Wilde initiated an unsuccessful private prosecution for defamatory libel against the Marquess of Queensberry when the latter publicly accused
Private_prosecution
2013 libel case
*libel face*", a humorous reference to her defamatory tweet. The case was subsequently cited in the judgement in the 2017 Monroe v Hopkins libel case
McAlpine_v_Bercow
1937 assassination threat in Canada
advisor, were arrested and charged with defamatory libel and counselling to murder. Both were convicted of the libel charge, and Justice William Carlos Ives
Bankers'_Toadies_incident
Troublesome person in English law
Indecent assault Criminal libel and kindred offences Seditious libel Sedition Blasphemous libel Blasphemy Obscene libel Defamatory libel Offences against property
Common_scold
Criminal category under some jurisdictions
Obsolete[citation needed] Defamatory libel (sometimes known as criminal libel, although this can refer to several offences of libel) Abolished Coroners and
Common_law_offence
Criminal Code also provides against defamatory libel. Everyone, including LGBTQ people, is protected against defamatory libels, especially through books, pamphlets
LGBTQ_rights_in_Canada
Italian Roman Catholic priest who became a Protestant evangelical
enabled him to bring criminal proceedings for the common law offence of defamatory libel against Newman, rather than a simple civil action for damages. Newman
Giacinto_Achilli
English banker and businessman (born 1953)
for libel over its coverage of him, which the High Court found had been defamatory. However, in March 2015, the Court of Appeal reduced the libel damages
Peter_Cruddas,_Baron_Cruddas
Irish actor and theatrical manager
The Trial of John Magee for Printing and Publishing a Slanderous and Defamatory Libel, Against Richard Daly, Esq. J. T. Gilbert, A History of the City of
Richard_Daly
publication complained of contained a libel; the defendant had no grounds to suppose that it was likely to contain defamatory matter; and the absence of knowledge
Innocent_dissemination
Law requiring strangers at night to be arrested
Indecent assault Criminal libel and kindred offences Seditious libel Sedition Blasphemous libel Blasphemy Obscene libel Defamatory libel Offences against property
Nightwalker_statute
public mischief Rout Unlawful assembly Breach of the peace Defamatory libel Obscene libel Offences under the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 1916
History of English criminal law
History_of_English_criminal_law
2017 libel case
were defamatory to Monroe (according to the Defamation Act 2013) and were the source of "serious harm", a prerequisite for demonstrating libel. The court
Monroe_v_Hopkins
Antisemitic set of publications of the 1920s
cooperative organizer Aaron Sapiro sued Ford and Dearborn Publishing for libel in a $1 million lawsuit. During the trial, William J. Cameron, the editor
The_International_Jew
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
libel cases. Contrary to expectations, however, the passage of the act correlated with an increase, rather than decrease, in the number of defamatory
Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881
Newspaper_Libel_and_Registration_Act_1881
British politician, broadcaster, and writer (born 1954)
made "defamatory accusations". Ali-Khan will receive a "five-figure sum" in damages and her legal costs. As part of the settlement of their libel claim
George_Galloway
Someone who writes a gossip column in a newspaper or magazine
both incorrect and defamatory. Moreover, the Court ruled that only factual misrepresentation, not expression of opinion, is libel. Thus, if gossip columnists
Gossip_columnist
1974 United States Supreme Court case
fault, states are free to establish their own standards of liability for defamatory statements made about private individuals. However, the Court also ruled
Gertz_v._Robert_Welch,_Inc.
O. J. Simpson trial witness (born 1959)
insinuation was not necessarily cured by ... subheading or by the non-defamatory story about Kaelin that appeared 17 pages away. We also hold that Kaelin
Kato_Kaelin
English mathematician and television presenter (born 1986)
article that was linked in the tweet was defamatory. In July 2020, Riley and Oberman dropped their joint libel suit and contributed towards the defendant's
Rachel_Riley
Dutch criminal law
document, illustration or audio recording, it is called libel (smaadschrift). Defamation and libel belong to expression offenses and have been punishable
Defamation (Dutch criminal law)
Defamation_(Dutch_criminal_law)
American actor (born 1963)
statements to the Daily Mail were not defamatory, but that Waldman's second statement to the Daily Mail was false, defamatory, and made with actual malice. As
Johnny_Depp
American actress (born 1968)
Mail for libel. The case was dismissed on the grounds that a "reasonable person" would not view anything in the Daily Mail article as defamatory. Krakowski
Jane_Krakowski
British libel lawyer (1941–2023)
"Lucas-Box meaning" whereby under modern libel practice a defendant must set out in his/her statement of case the defamatory meaning that he/she seeks to prove
Richard_Rampton
English media personality (born 1975)
the 2017 libel case Monroe v Hopkins, Hopkins was required to pay damages and legal costs to food writer Jack Monroe after making defamatory remarks on
Katie_Hopkins
Daughter of Claimant in the Tichborne Case
appeared at the Clerkenwell Police Court charged with 'publishing a defamatory libel concerning Sir Joseph Tichborne'. She had previously been charged with
Theresa_Doughty_Tichborne
Printer, journalist and defender of freedom of the press in early America (1697–1746)
York City. Zenger printed The New York Weekly Journal. He was accused of libel in 1734 by William Cosby, the royal governor of New York, but the jury acquitted
John_Peter_Zenger
British investigative journalist (born 1969)
Jennings, Daniel (14 June 2022). "Arron Banks loses libel claim – it is in the public interest for defamatory statements about him to be published". Shakespeare
Carole_Cadwalladr
of Lords judgment on English defamation law. The issue was whether the defamatory article was protected by Reynolds privilege. The judgment was an affirmation
Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl
Jameel_v_Wall_Street_Journal_Europe_Sprl
English actor and filmmaker (born 1975)
that The Guardian's reporting may be interpreted as defamatory, allowing Clarke to bring forward a libel case. However, Johnson also noted the prominent reporting
Noel_Clarke
Australian farm (1911–1919)
charge but all Russian emigrants left the farm and one was charged with defamatory libel of Woolley. Additionally, the editor of the Northern Territory Times
Batchelor_Demonstration_Farm
English jurist (born 1971)
Guardian's lawyer, Ben Silverstone, that being labelled a homosexual is not defamatory in common law. Judge Johnson was the presiding judge in one of the notable
Jeremy_Johnson_(judge)
Legal doctrine
Substantial truth is a legal doctrine affecting libel and slander laws in common law jurisdictions such as the United States or the United Kingdom. Under
Substantial_truth
2005 United States Supreme Court case
libel. The case began in California with Johnnie Cochran, the attorney who represented O. J. Simpson, suing his former client Ulysses Tory for libel and
Tory_v._Cochran
Catalan lawyer & clergyman (1586-1641)
in Vic by the Royal Court caused revolutionary demonstrations, with defamatory libel and threats of subversion in the field during the spring and summer
Pau_Claris_i_Casademunt
1971 United States Supreme Court case
and recklessly false standard (known as the "actual malice" test) for defamatory statements should apply to private individuals as well as public officials
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.
Rosenbloom_v._Metromedia,_Inc.
English poet and journalist (1870–1945)
Cambridge for defamatory references to him in an article on Wilde. Douglas was plaintiff or defendant in several trials for civil or criminal libel. In 1913
Lord_Alfred_Douglas
English actor & vocalist (born 1954)
Newspapers and Harper Collins Publishers. The lawsuit concerned false and defamatory allegations made two years before in an article in News of the World and
Jimmy_Nail
1995 Supreme Court of Canada libel decision
all actions for libel, the factual background is extremely important and must be set out in some detail. At the time the defamatory statement were made
Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto
Hill_v_Church_of_Scientology_of_Toronto
for libel against Sir Edward Ward, secretary of the Army Council, who had signed the letter. The defendant admitted that the letter was defamatory, but
Adam_v_Ward
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Perjury Act 1911 Form 22 - Libel (i.e. defamatory libel) Form 23 Count 1 - Publishing obscene libel Count 2 - Procuring obscene libel [or thing] with intent
Indictments_Act_1915
1966 United States Supreme Court case
they held that a state cannot award damages to a public official for a defamatory falsehood relating to official conduct unless the official can show actual
Rosenblatt_v._Baer
Supreme Court of Canada case
exercises a certain level of responsibility in verifying the potentially defamatory facts. This decision recognizes a defence of responsible communication
Grant_v_Torstar_Corp
American microbiologist (born 1947)
correspondent Zhanna Agalakova interviewed Goldfarb in relation to the allegedly defamatory story. On April 10, 2024 Federal judge John P. Croanan awarded Goldfarb
Alexander Goldfarb (biologist)
Alexander_Goldfarb_(biologist)
British politician (born 1980)
imagery. The High Court ruled that the allegations made by The Sun were defamatory and untrue. Burgon was awarded damages of £30,000, which he said would
Richard_Burgon
Scottish writer (born 1979)
account under the name "David r from meth productions", he added false and defamatory claims to articles about journalists including Nick Cohen, Cristina Odone
Johann_Hari
British trade unionist
by the union in 2004. In 2008 he won a libel action against his successor Keith Norman, following defamatory articles published in the union's journal
Shaun_Brady
American mathematician, polyglot, and child prodigy (1898–1944)
purposes However, they allowed the libel claim to proceed, noting that the article contained potentially defamatory false statements The decision established
William_James_Sidis
2018 incident in England
000. An injunction was also granted to stop Robinson from repeating the libel. After breaching that injunction, Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in
Almondbury Community School bullying incident
Almondbury_Community_School_bullying_incident
Sierra Leonean politician
Creole[citation needed] and writer and commentator, levelled charges of defamatory libel against Johnson for his comments concerning the funding of Freetown's
Winstanley_Bankole_Johnson
Romanian politician and polemicist (1837–1891)
citation in his name, announcing that he was due to stand trial for defamatory libel that August. In October, his separatist agenda was publicized in a
Teodor_Boldur-Lățescu
First Minister of Northern Ireland since 2024
highly offensive and misogynistic" but concluded it fell short of being defamatory. Both parties were made responsible for their own legal costs amounting
Michelle_O'Neill
French legislation
of public interest or concern. Truth of the defamatory statement is available as a defence in most libel cases other than those concerning the privacy
Law on the Freedom of the Press of 29 July 1881
Law_on_the_Freedom_of_the_Press_of_29_July_1881
Filipino blogger and activist
confidential funds. Magno filed a cyber libel complaint against Sasot over "malicious, demeaning, and defamatory imputations". Sasot had been harassing
Sass_Rogando_Sasot
United Kingdom law reforming defamation law in England & Wales
comprised a response to perceptions that the law as it stood was giving rise to libel tourism and other inappropriate claims. The act changed existing criteria
Defamation_Act_2013
2015 Nigerian TV series or programme
stopped from further airing on March 6, 2015, following a N150 billion libel suit filled by Tinubu against AIT. The airing of the documentary film on
The_Lion_of_Bourdillon
American hedge fund manager and billionaire (born 1956)
WordPress, said Bacon would need a court order but agreed to remove any defamatory material from its websites. He was in a legal dispute with Canadian fashion
Louis_Bacon
English solicitor (1914–2003)
February 1914 – 19 December 2003) was an English solicitor, specialising in libel cases. The firm he founded, Carter-Ruck, is still practising. Carter-Ruck
Peter_Carter-Ruck
Ohio court case on libel and tortious interference
Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College was an Ohio legal case concerning libel, tortious interference, and infliction of distress. The case ultimately involved
Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College
Gibson's_Bakery_v._Oberlin_College
Political assembly of French grandees
majority of the requests of the king's subjects took the form of 'defamatory libels' and that he had in his personal collection 22 that were written against
1560_Assembly_of_Notables
British Catholic lawyer (1812–1873)
unlikely to be sued for libel by Giacinto Achilli, advice which ultimately led to Newman's criminal conviction for defamatory libel. Thereafter, Newman relied
James_Hope-Scott
1804 criminal libel case
and others, with those accused of libel in the latter instance still required to justify their publication of defamatory, yet true, facts about those individuals
People_v._Croswell
Northern Irish lawyer
Christian Jessen. Foster was awarded £125,000 in damages in relation to a defamatory tweet. In May 2025, Tweed represented Gerry Adams in a successful defamation
Paul_Tweed
earned the title of “world defamation capital”, recording 10 times as many libel claims as the UK on a per-capita basis. Australia's common law is nationally
Defamation_in_Australia
UK law firm
British law firm founded by Peter Carter-Ruck. The firm specialises in libel, privacy, international law and commercial disputes. The leading legal directories
Carter-Ruck
British journalist (born 1965)
argues that plaintiffs (Leidig) cannot show the falsity of the allegedly defamatory statements, and thus plaintiffs’ claims must fail. The court agrees."
Michael_Leidig
Senator of the Philippines since 2025 (born 1963)
filed cyberlibel complaints against broadcaster Cristy Fermin, citing defamatory remarks concerning their personal and family affairs. In July 2025, the
Kiko_Pangilinan
Patriarch of extended Jewish family
Henry Beyfus sued the newspaper World for publishing "malicious and defamatory libel". Evidence was given that Solomon Beyfus was a cabinet maker based
Solomon_Beyfus
Famous Bengali Language Play
James Long, for which he was sentenced to prison and charged with criminal libel. I present "The Indigo Planting Mirror" to the Indigo Planters' hands; now
Nil_Darpan
English judge (born 1944)
this to be defamatory. Tugendhat accepted the argument of the Telegraph Media Group that there should be a "threshold of seriousness" for libel claims to
Michael_Tugendhat
Philippine criminal cases against news company head
However, the court upheld the decision, noting that the article is "defamatory or libelous per se"; a motion for reconsideration was denied by the appellate
People of the Philippines v. Santos, Ressa and Rappler
People_of_the_Philippines_v._Santos,_Ressa_and_Rappler
Australian religious sister (1858–1929)
This led the Convent to file criminal application against Price for defamatory libel. Price withdraw his imputation and the case was dismissed. In 1896
Mary_Xavier_Dooley
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n.
Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.
adv.
In a defamatory manner.
n.
A defamatory name for a freethinker.
n.
A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue.
a.
Pertaining to declamation; treated in the manner of a rhetorician; as, a declamatory theme.
a.
Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet.
n.
Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
a.
Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.
n.
The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication.
n.
Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
v. t.
Fig.: To injure by aspersion; to defame; to soil; also, to throw out in a defamatory manner.
a.
Abusive; scurrilous; defamatory; vile.
a.
Characterized by rhetorical display; pretentiously rhetorical; without solid sense or argument; bombastic; noisy; as, a declamatory way or style.
a.
Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.
a.
Defamatory.
a.
Bidding or manifesting defiance.
a.
Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
n.
A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
a.
Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory; calumnious.