libel suit
Written slander case
A libel suit is a lawsuit claiming that someone published false statements that damaged the plaintiff's reputation.
Libel is defamation in written or broadcast form, as opposed to slander, which is spoken.
Public figures face a higher burden in libel suits, needing to prove actual malice—that the defendant knew the statement was false or recklessly disregarded the truth.
The newspaper settled the libel suit out of court.
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- court of lawJudicial body for disputes
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
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- lawsuitslawsuit, litigation, court case, case, claim
- accusationsaccusation, accuse, accuser, allegation, allege
- complaintscomplaint, complain, complaints, complaint form, complaint letter
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
libel suitcriminal prosecution
Government's legal action against accused
criminal indictment · criminal charge · felony charge · misdemeanor charge · criminal trial
libel suitretraction
Formal withdrawal of statement
public apology · vindication · exoneration · commendation · Pulitzer Prize
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