LIBEL

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  1. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  2. defamatory
    harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  3. litigate
    engage in legal proceedings
  4. dissemination
    the act of dispersing or diffusing something
  5. per se
    with respect to its inherent nature
  6. sabra
    a native-born Israeli
  7. defame
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  8. unchaste
    not chaste
  9. issuance
    the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
  10. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  11. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  12. prudish
    exaggeratedly proper
  13. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  14. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  15. factual
    existing in fact
  16. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  17. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  18. attorney
    a professional person authorized to practice law
  19. medium
    the surrounding environment
  20. massacre
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  21. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  22. liable
    subject to legal action
  23. amendment
    a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  24. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  25. supreme
    greatest in status or authority or power
Created on Mon Jul 19 12:40:14 EDT 2010

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