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If the defamatory words are in print or the media, it is libel. Oral defamatory statements are categorized as slander.
The word "libel" is a noun. It refers to a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation.
slander or libel
Slander, libel, and incitation to criminal acts.
Praise is the word that is different from traduce, defame, and libel because it has a positive connotation, whereas the other three words have negative connotations.
So-called "free" speech ends where libel, slander, defamation, criminal threats, intimidation, etc., begin.
The word family for "libel" includes related terms such as "libelous" (adjective), which describes something pertaining to or containing libel, and "libelant" (noun), referring to a person who brings a libel case. Other forms include "libelousness" (noun), which denotes the quality of being libelous, and "libelously" (adverb), describing an action done in a libelous manner. These words all relate to the act of making false statements that can harm someone's reputation.
Speech and Debate Clause
A false speech intended to damage a person's reputation is called defamation. Defamation can be in the form of slander (spoken defamation) or libel (written defamation). It involves making false statements about someone that harm their reputation.
Traditionally only slander and libel are restricted. However issues such as flag burning or blatant hate speech have been debated as "protected speech."hate speech
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