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81defamation — de·fa·ma·tion /ˌde fə mā shən/ n 1: communication to third parties of false statements about a person that injure the reputation of or deter others from associating with that person see also libel, slander; new york times co. v. sullivan in the… …
82defamation — /def euh may sheuhn/, n. the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny: She sued the magazine for defamation of character. [1275 1325; ME; r. (by analogy with DEFAME) ME… …
83INFORMERS — (Heb. malshinim, slanderers ; moserim, informers ; delatorim, delators ), informers or slanderers who denounce individual Jews or the Jewish people in general to a foreign ruler. In Talmudic Tradition The attitude of the Talmud toward such… …
84libel — li·bel 1 / lī bəl/ n [Anglo French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1: complaint (1) used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a: a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or printed words; specif: a… …
85LASHON HA-RA — (Heb. לָשׁוֹן הָרָע; lit. evil speech ), the prohibition against slandering, slurring, or defaming one s fellow Jews, even when the derogatory remarks are true (Lev. 19:16; Rashi ad. loc.). The sages constantly stressed the severity of this… …
86First Amendment to the United States Constitution — First Amendment redirects here. For other uses, see First Amendment (disambiguation). United States of America This a …
87United States defamation law — The origins of United States defamation law pre date the American Revolution; one famous 1734 case involving John Peter Zenger established some precedent that the truth should be an absolute defense against libel charges. (Previous English… …
88The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers of 2002 — This is a list of adult non fiction books that topped The New York Times Non Fiction Best Seller list in 2002. Date Book Author January 6 The No Spin Zone Bill O Reilly January 13 John Adams David McCullough January 20 Bias Bernard Goldberg …
89Law on the Freedom of the Press of 29 July 1881 — The Law on the Freedom of the Press of 29 July 1881 (French: Loi sur la liberté de la presse du 29 juillet 1881 ), often called the Press Law of 1881, is a law that defines the freedoms and responsibilities of the media and publishers in France.… …
90RIGHTS, HUMAN — The following article deals with the subject of human rights, their essence and the contents of various fundamental rights as reflected in the sources of Jewish Law. The interpretation of Israel s Basic Laws concerning human rights in accordance… …
