libel action

collocation in English

meaningsoflibelandaction

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libel
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈlaɪ.bəl/us
/ˈlaɪ.bəl/
a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about ...
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action
noun
uk
/ˈæk.ʃən/us
/ˈæk.ʃən/
the process of doing something, especially when dealing with a problem ...
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(Definition oflibelandactionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflibel action

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Against that background, had he won hislibelaction, he would have been awarded exemplary damages.
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That shows how the special jury system might have worked a long time ago in the case of a politicallibelaction.
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It might be even more sensible to hear alibelactionin private.
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I do not think you can bring alibelaction, or an action for defamation, on behalf of a person who is dead.
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I regarded myself as having been rebuked by a supreme authority, but we have not yet heard any more of thatlibelaction.
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In fact, if it is willing to risk anotherlibelaction, it can say that it disagrees with the judgment.
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At that stage there was an indication of an appeal in thelibelaction, which held things up.
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Obviously investigative journalists want to be able to argue that a conviction was wrong when alibelactionis brought by, for example, police officers.
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It is difficult to enable people to see justice being done if there is the possibility of alibelactionat the end of it.
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It was not an article but a report of a speech, and it is the subject of alibelactionat the moment.
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In a recentlibelactionin the courts here, witness after witness was called from different countries with different regulations.
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They do not want to go through the pain and trauma of alibelactionif that can be avoided.
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I do not believe that any case law suggests that duty of care extends to funding privatelibelaction.
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I tried my best to get out of thislibelaction.
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Precisely the subject of thelibelactionis not particularly relevant though not altogether uninteresting.
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They were in no way affected by the institution of thelibelaction.
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The whole object of bringing alibelactionis not to get damages, but to show the answer to the attack that is made.
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The very essence of alibelactionis the issue of public repute.
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We did much work, but since thelibelactionwas initiated that work has stopped.
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How on earth can alibelactioncost £90,000?
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