Fair Comment in United States
Fair Comment Definition
A fair comment (excusing what would otherwise be a libel) is a comment which is either true, or which, if false, expresses the real opinion of its author (as to the existence of matter of fact, or otherwise), such opinion having been formed with a reasonable degree of care and on reasonable grounds. Steph. Cr. 202.
Fair Comment in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Fair Comment | Fair Comment in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A fair comment (excusing what would otherwise be a libel) is a comment which is either true, or which, if false, expresses the real opinion of its author (as to the existence of matter of fact, or otherwise), such opinion having been formed with a reasonable degree of care and on reasonable grounds. Steph. Cr. 202.
Notice
This definition of Fair Comment is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.