liable / libel — Liable means legally responsible for or subject to : Tom is liable to pay for the damage if he doesn t prove his innocence. Libel is a noun that means a slanderous statement that damages another person s reputation : Bertrand was sued for… … Confused words
liable — libel … English homophone dictionary
List of law topics (F-M) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… … Wikipedia
Liability — Liable redirects here. For Libel , see Libel (disambiguation). A liability can mean something that is a hindrance or puts an individual or group at a disadvantage, or something that someone is responsible for, or something that increases the… … Wikipedia
Defamation — This article is about the malicious statement. For the 2009 film, see Defamation (film). Libel and Slander redirect here. For other uses, see Libel (disambiguation) and Slander (disambiguation). Vilification and Calumny redirect here. For the… … Wikipedia
Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. — Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Date decided Oct. 29, 1991 Citations 776 F. Supp. 135 … Wikipedia
Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto — SCCInfoBox case name=Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto heard date=February 20, 1995 decided date=July 20, 1995 citations= [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 docket=24216 chief justice=not present puisne justices= La Forest, L Heureux Dubé, Gonthier,… … Wikipedia
Barrett v. Rosenthal — [40 Cal.4th 33, 146 P.3d 510, 51 Cal.Rptr.3d 55 (Cal. Sup. Ct., Nov. 20, 2006).] is a 2006 California Supreme Court case concerning Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.Supreme Court of the State of California, Alameda County, Barrett v … Wikipedia
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Canadian defamation law — As with most Commonwealth jurisdictions, Canada also follows English law on defamation issues (although the law in the province of Quebec has roots in both the English and the French tradition). At common law, defamation covers any communication… … Wikipedia