Sentences with phrase «something defamatory»

Something is considered defamatory if calculated to expose a person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule and involves publishing something defamatory in writing or any other permanent form.

Copyright concerns over digital doppelgängers are one thing (11 August, p 38), but who will people choose to sue when your electronic double issues something defamatory?

Slander is the act of saying something defamatory and untrue thus damaging the person or company in question.

Not exact matches

In response to the negative criticism and defamatory comments I have begun to receive on my channel, I wish to make the following statement: I am honored to be among the nominees because we are each doing something special in completely different areas.

At the very least, the ClimateGate e-mails revealed unethical and potentially illegal conduct, so it's not per se unreasonable for some to think the e-mails could signify something more, and not defamatory to say so.

Describing someone as someone as something that «richly deserved condemnation» is almost the definition of a defamatory statement.

The basic idea is that on an issue of public concern, an honest opinion isn't defamatory unless it makes a reasonable listener think the speaker knows something that is in fact not true (the classic example is «In my opinion, Jones is a liar:» here the speaker implies he knows that Jones lied, which is a statement of fact that can be true or false).

In theory if the pictures were defamatory in some way, like if the policeman is doing something disreputable, and you published those pictures in a way calculated to damage the policeman's «reputation», then theoretically he could sue you for defamation, but that would be a civil, not a criminal matter, and he could only sue for «defaming» him, not taking pictures.