defamation of character
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We have laws about defamation of character, as Trump has discovered at great expense in the two lawsuits brought by Carroll, as well as about witness tampering.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2024
“This willful defamation of character has injured both individuals and the organization,” Villanueva wrote in the letter, dated Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2022
Kefas was charged with defamation of character, injurious falsehood, inciting disturbance, and cyberstalking.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2021
Furthermore, the courts have recognized that government officials and other public figures might try to silence press criticism and avoid unfavorable news coverage by threatening a lawsuit for defamation of character.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
The captain then sued Mrs. Sherman for defamation of character and got a verdict for £40 damages, a round sum indeed to assess upon the poor woman.
From The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty by Fiske, John
