actual malice

noun

Definitions

  1. In United States defamation law, the level of knowledge that must be demonstrated for a…

    In United States defamation law, the level of knowledge that must be demonstrated for a public figure to prevail as a plaintiff in a lawsuit for defamation; the defendant must have either known that information published about the plaintiff was false, or must have shown reckless disregard for the truth by not a making simple inquiry or investigation which would have disclosed it.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for actual malice. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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