A Treatise on the Law of Slander and Libel: And Incidentally of Malicious Prosecutions, Volume 2from the steam Press of C. Van Benthuysen and Company, 1843 - Libel and slander |
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acquitted action affidavit aforesaid afterwards alleged libel appears attorney Attorney-General averment blasphemous libel cause and procure character charge Chief Justice circumstances committed common law contempt convicted criminal declaration defamatory libel defendant defendant's dence divers fact felony fendant give in evidence granted guilty hand-writing held Holt imputed indictment injure innuendoes intention issue Jean Peltier judge judgment jury King's Bench letter Lord Ellenborough Lord Mansfield Lord the King magistrate Majesty's Majesty's government matter meaning ment mitigation of damages Napoleon Bonaparte newspaper observed offence opinion paper party peace person plaintiff pleaded probable cause proceedings proof prosecution prosecutor prove publication publishing a libel punishable question reason scandalous Scandalum Magnatum seditious libel seems shew slander special damage Spiritual Court spoken Star Chamber Starkie's statute sufficient Supra vol tending tiff tion trial truth unlawfully verdict warrant wickedly worthy subjects writing