Meanings of criminal libel in English

However, prosecutions for criminal libel are relatively uncommon in comparison with civil actions for damages.

I think any court would call this criminal libel.

Whatever else you do, you must not bring an action for criminal libel against Queensberry.

But according to Mr Bartley, the criminal libel law will be ineffective in identifying such individuals.

At the time Clarendon hired James Birch, Birch had completed a sentence of imprisonment for criminal libel.

Mata'afa Keni Lesa said the criminal libel law could be used to compel journalists to disclose their sources.

The Samoa government is being criticised by the Pacific Freedom Forum for reinstating criminal libel without adequate consultation.

Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi will bring the first case of criminal libel under the recently reintroduced Criminal Libel Act.

He said, "The next time you set foot in Newport you will be arrested and prosecuted for criminal libel."

Dodge has threatened to have us imprisoned for life, for criminal libel, if we allow his secret to reach profane ears.

Now, if I find that you fellows are saying a single word against me I'll have you both arrested for criminal libel.

And the Act appears to create a loophole for charging individuals with criminal libel, a crime abolished four years ago, one analyst said.

Samoa's parliament has unanimously voted to reinstate a criminal libel law previously repealed by the ruling Human Rights Protection Party four years ago.

The instrument used is that of an accusation of libel, and, in cases where it is desired to establish terror, of criminal libel.

In countries where there is still an offence of criminal libel, such as France and Peru, such cases have also been brought against scientists.

When the campaign ended, my father swore to a warrant charging Loustalot with criminal libel and sued him for one hundred thousand dollars damages.