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Defamation

Defamation is a communication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury. The precise legal definition of defamation varies from country to country. It is not necessarily restricted to making assertions that are false, and can extend to concepts that are more abstract than reputation such as dignity and honour.

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Defamation as a tort

Defamation as a crime

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Defamation and religions

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Defamation

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Edges524
Triples312
Avg. degree2
Density0.00381
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Defamation

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related to Criticism · 15
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related to Malaysia · 15
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related to Defamation as a crime · 14
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related to Islam · 13
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related to United Kingdom · 13
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related to Human rights · 12
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related to Italy · 12
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related to Norway · 10
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related to Belgium · 9
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related to Germany · 9
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law criminal article public libel court laws reputation art code civil case person false countries crime defamatory according act one

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Defamationis acommunication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury0.90text
Defamationis acrime0.90text
Defamationis acrime that consists of accusing someone of a conduct that may degrade him in public opinion or expose him0.90text
dignityinstance ofand can extend to concepts that are more abstract than reputation0.80text
honour.In the English-speaking worldinstance ofand can extend to concepts that are more abstract than reputation0.80text
the law of defamation traditionally distinguishes between libelinstance ofand can extend to concepts that are more abstract than reputation0.80text
printed words or imagesinstance ofand defamation in other media0.80text
called libelinstance ofand defamation in other media0.80text
the policeinstance ofand information relating to public bodies0.80text
fire departmentsinstance ofand information relating to public bodies0.80text
a newspaper or the Internetinstance ofIf the alleged libel occurs in a mass media publication0.80text
the statute of limitations begins to run at the time of publicationinstance ofIf the alleged libel occurs in a mass media publication0.80text

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