CRIMINAL DEFAMATION

  

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CRIMINAL DEFAMATION

Specialty Definition: CRIMINAL DEFAMATION

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Military & Defense

An offence against personal honour, in which a person, in addressing a third party, makes an accusation against or casts suspicion on another of dishonourable conduct, or of other conduct that is liable to damage another's reputation, or disseminates such accusations or suspicions. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: CRIMINAL DEFAMATION

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Civil Liberties

Greece

In most criminal defamation cases, the defendant typically was released on bail pending appeal, and no jail time was ever served. (references)

Brazil

Coelho was killed by a gunman the evening before he was to testify in a criminal defamation lawsuit involving a local politician. (references)

India

In Assam the state government has attempted to impede criticism by filing a number of criminal defamation charges against journalists. (references)

Human Rights

Malaysia

In May 1999, the then-Attorney General warned that those accusing the Government of selective prosecution could be charged with sedition or criminal defamation. (references)

Bangladesh

Hossain then served legal notice on the victim's family, demanding that they explain why they should not be charged with criminal defamation, although Hossain did not subsequently pursue the defamation case. (references)

Malaysia

The Bar Council criticized the then-Attorney General's statement and stated that it showed "a lack of respect or understanding of the concept of democracy and the rule of law." No one was charged with sedition or criminal defamation on such grounds during the year. (references)

Political Rights

Singapore

The Penal Code also provides for criminal defamation offenses; however, there were no reports that it was used for political purposes during the year. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CRIMINAL DEFAMATION

Language Translations for "CRIMINAL DEFAMATION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

calomnie. (various references)

   

German

  

Verleumdung (aspersion, calumniation, calumny, defamation, libel, libeling, obloquy, scurrility, slander, slandering, slanderousness, smear, traducement). (various references)

   

Italian

  

calunnia (aspersion, calumniation, calumny, libel, obloquy, slander, slanderousness, slur, smear). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

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Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: CRIMINAL DEFAMATION

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-d-e-f-i-i-i-l-m-m-n-n-o-r-t"

-5 letters: microfilament.

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INDEX

1. Quotations: Non-fiction
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Bibliography


  

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