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CRIMINAL LIBEL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- conduct implying a defamatory meaning
1, record 1, English, conduct%20implying%20a%20defamatory%20meaning
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Defamation can be divided into the two broad categories of libel and slander. The former has basically been associated with the written word but also extends to pictures, statues, films and even conduct implying a defamatory meaning. It is actionable without proof of damage, as general damages are presumed. It may even be the subject of a criminal prosecution. Slander, on the other hand, is generally conveyed by the spoken word and is not actionable per se, so that, no matter how offensive the language used is, an action lies only if special damages are pleaded and proved subject to certain exceptions. 1, record 1, English, - conduct%20implying%20a%20defamatory%20meaning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conduite à connotation diffamatoire
1, record 1, French, conduite%20%C3%A0%20connotation%20diffamatoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- criminal libel
1, record 2, English, criminal%20libel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
At common law, a malicious libel that is designed to expose a person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule and that may subject the author to criminal sanctions. 2, record 2, English, - criminal%20libel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- libelle criminel
1, record 2, French, libelle%20criminel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- diffamation criminelle 2, record 2, French, diffamation%20criminelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des journalistes coupables de diffamation criminelle. 2, record 2, French, - libelle%20criminel
Record 2, Key term(s)
- exposé des charges
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-07-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
- Penal Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- permitted verdict
1, record 3, English, permitted%20verdict
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The verdicts of guilty and not guilty are not the only verdict available in our law. The Criminal code currently permits the rendering of special verdicts in two situations :(a) cases where the insanity defence is raised and(b) cases where the crime of publishing a defamatory libel is charged. 1, record 3, English, - permitted%20verdict
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
- Droit pénal
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- verdict autorisé
1, record 3, French, verdict%20autoris%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les verdicts de culpabilité et de non-culpabilité ne sont pas les seuls possibles en droit pénal canadien. En effet, le Code criminel autorise les verdicts spéciaux lorsque le moyen de défense de l'aliénation mentale est invoqué et le crime reproché est la publication d'un libelle diffamatoire. 1, record 3, French, - verdict%20autoris%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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