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Re: slander v. libel

#38745 08/23/01 05:57 PM

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If memory serves, in olden legal-usage a "slander" was oral and a "libel" was written -- but the law (in my state, at least) no longer treats these as separate categories. The current legal term is "defamation": you sue for defamation, not for slander or for libel.

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In defense of the President Vernon Compton 08/18/01 07:10 AM

Max Quordlepleen 08/18/01 07:43 AM

Re: In defense of the President francais31415 08/23/01 02:57 AM

Re: In defense of the President Jazzoctopus 08/23/01 01:03 PM

Re: In defense of the President tsuwm 08/23/01 01:23 PM

Re: slander Faldage 08/23/01 01:24 PM

Re: slander Jazzoctopus 08/23/01 02:05 PM

Re: slander v. libel Faldage 08/23/01 02:24 PM

Re: slander v. libel Jazzoctopus 08/23/01 05:21 PM

Re: slander v. libel Faldage 08/23/01 05:27 PM

Re: slander v. libel Keiva 08/23/01 05:57 PM

Re: slander v. libel Bean 08/24/01 11:05 AM

Re: defamation by praise maverick 08/25/01 04:35 PM

Re: defamation by praise tsuwm 08/25/01 05:14 PM

Re: defamation by praise maverick 08/25/01 07:56 PM

Re: slander Bingley 08/24/01 04:20 AM

highbrow slander, Bin Laden and Dajjal Bush belligerentyouth 08/24/01 09:03 AM

Re: In defense of the President Vernon Compton 08/31/01 08:11 AM

Re: In defense of the President maverick 08/31/01 10:38 AM

Re: In defense of the President belligerentyouth 08/31/01 11:33 AM

Re: In defense of the President Jazzoctopus 08/31/01 09:04 PM

defense against rogue nations Bobyoungbalt 09/01/01 03:50 AM

Max Quordlepleen 09/01/01 04:45 AM

Re: In defense of the President belligerentyouth 09/01/01 01:35 PM

Re: In defense of the President tsuwm 09/01/01 03:55 PM

Re: In defense of the President Capital Kiwi 09/01/01 05:12 PM

In defence of the President jmh 09/03/01 08:58 AM

Max Quordlepleen 09/03/01 09:31 AM

Re: In defence of the President jmh 09/03/01 09:36 AM

LET US NOT...... wordcrazy 09/03/01 01:00 PM

no, let us not tsuwm 09/03/01 02:44 PM

Beg to disagree wordcrazy 09/03/01 03:26 PM

Max Quordlepleen 09/03/01 07:19 PM

Re: Beg to disagree WhitmanO'Neill 09/04/01 05:26 AM

Max Quordlepleen 09/04/01 06:37 AM

Re: Beg to disagree Jackie 09/04/01 10:37 AM

Re: Beg to disagree Keiva 09/04/01 11:12 AM

Re: Marat wow 09/04/01 03:23 PM

Re: Marat of troy 09/04/01 03:52 PM

Re: Marat Keiva 09/04/01 05:04 PM

but the name..where is Dali when you need him! of troy 09/04/01 05:26 PM

Re: another David on the board maverick 09/04/01 05:33 PM

Re: another David on the board tsuwm 09/04/01 05:59 PM

Re: another David on the board of troy 09/04/01 06:49 PM

Re: another David on the board Keiva 09/04/01 07:50 PM

Re: another David on the board Jazzoctopus 09/04/01 09:19 PM

Re: another David on the board tsuwm 09/04/01 09:51 PM

Re: another David on the board Keiva 09/04/01 10:13 PM

Re: another grumble wow 09/04/01 10:21 PM

HELP!!! wordcrazy 09/05/01 01:32 AM

Re: HELP!!! tsuwm 09/05/01 04:13 AM

Re: HELP!!! Jazzoctopus 09/05/01 10:01 PM

Re: another David on the board of troy 09/05/01 12:47 PM

Re: another David on the board Hyla 09/05/01 10:37 PM

Max Quordlepleen 09/04/01 06:22 PM

Re: In defense of the President Geoff 09/05/01 06:01 AM

Re: In defense of the President maverick 09/05/01 12:00 PM

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