a criminal offence under common law of printing written material with seditious purposethat is, the purpose of bringing contempt upon a political authority.

Defamation through written or spoken communication.

Accusation Jews murder for rituals.

Defamation of product or business.

(law, chiefly historical) The legal offence of publishing material that exposes the Christian religion to scurrility, vilification, ridicule, and contempt.

Written communication damaging someone's reputation.

Fear of lawsuits silencing speech.

Defamation inherently damaging without proof.

Intent to harm or defame.

Distribution of false defamatory statement.