Defamation by spoken word
Questions tagged [slander]
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Is accusing someone of a crime slander if you believe the accusation to be true?
I have just read a short story ("The Disagreeable Man", by Henry Cecil) in which a dubious (to me) legal trick is used to con a small town out of a significant amount of money. I want to know if the story is legally plausible. Spoilers abound in…
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The difference between libel and slander
I've heard people use the terms libel and slander interchangeably, but I know that they are different in the eyes of the law. What are the defining characteristics of each?
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Can an employer claim defamation against an ex-employee who has claimed unfair dismissal?
In UK law, in a case where an ex-employee claims unfair dismissal against their previous employer. However both claimant and employer settle before Tribunal Hearings through negotiation of a COT3 agreement. Can the ex-employee later face defamation…
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Can I sue someone for publicly calling me a sex offender if I'm not one?
I was removed from the sex offender list by the state in May because I don't have a sex related crime, but I can still find myself posted on websites and posts labeling me as a registered sex offender.
Can I take legal action?
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Katie Hill's loss to the Daily Mail (5/2021) vs. Hulk Hogan's win over Gawker (3/2016) - why the difference in outcome?
Both Katie Hill and Hulk Hogan are public figures - both had private images involuntarily published. Both cases were consensual relations. However in Hill's case she violated job regulations having sexual relations with a subordinate, for which…
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Why may the German government decide if Jan Böhmermann will be prosecuted?
According to the German ZEIT ONLINE article Bundesregierung prüft Strafbegehren der Türkei, Turkey requested that Germany prosecutes the German citizen Jan Böhmermann over a poem, and now German politicians in the Bundesregierung intend to decide if…
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Implied insults
What are the legal differences between an explicit insult, that qualifies as slander, and an implication of the same insult?
I am a German citizen, so I'd prefer answers applicable to Germany. But any other jurisdiction is fine also.
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Understanding the Amanda Knox, Guilty Verdict for Slander
Amanda Knox is in the news again because she was re-convicted by a court in Florence, Italy, of Slandering Patrick Lumumba during a nightlong interrogation, by falsely blaming him for the murder of Meredith Kercher. This retrial was ordered by…
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Why is a witness evidentiary if it cannot be disproven?
I am having trouble understanding the logic of the law discrepancy between hearsay and witness testimony in towards proving guilt rather than innocence.
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What is required for a slander lawsuit?
Suppose there is a group of people being contacted by an outside agency at the business they are working at. The outside agency is lying about a particular employee's behavior and convincing this group the person is not mentally well. Would the…
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Do laws against libel and slander [malice] also apply to incomplete information?
I understand that if somebody posts false information about an individual and if it can be proved that individual had intent to cause malice against the other individual, then that can be brought to court. Out of curiosity, does this also apply to…
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What kinds of insults would result and have resulted in someone being imprisoned in Germany?
Just read in the Wikipedia Article on Insult that you could be punished for up to one year in prison for insulting someone in Germany. What kinds of insults, assuming that they are free of false accusations or any accusations, can get you in jail in…
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Can video game companies sue for slander or defamation
So I know this may turn into a large debate, but I just want to address the question if video game companies could sue the people saying that they are causing mass shootings for slander or defamation? If they could, do they not do it because they…
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What kind of legal trouble would have a law firm that called its defeated opponents assholes?
Say a new law firm wants to come up with a fresh and juicy marketing strategy to win a share of local law market.
They adopt a moral code which, although could be seen arguable, is nevertheless coherent and is consistently adhered to. In a nut…
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When does name-calling become slanderous?
Usually, the difference between ordinary insults/name-calling and actionable slander is taken to be that non-actionable insults are either subjective statements that can't unambiguously be determined to be true or false (for instance, "Ronald is an…
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