Word: libellant
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...Ashton, professor of economic history at the London School of Economics, has come to this conclusion from reading student examinations. Last week, in an essay called The Treatment of Capitalism by Historians? * Ashton told what some of these ideas are-and roundly denounced them as a tired old libel of the capitalist system...
...beard beneath his lower lip, which he used to tug at for inspiration when cornered. Then he would open his mouth and paralyze the opposition with a quip. When Critic John Ruskin dared criticize Whistler's paintings too harshly, the devilish dandy sued him for libel. Among the evidence presented at the trial was Whistler's Batter sea Bridge (opposite). Looking at it. the judge made the mistake of using sarcasm-Whistler's favorite weapon. The following dialogue took place...
...many books. But a few weeks later, two of the defeated candidates for the bishopric made a strange charge; before the voting, they said, many anonymous letters were circulated which slandered all the other candidates and praised Helander. The two formally brought suit against the Bishop of Strangnas for libel...
...page; it is so deeply implanted in the minds of every staffer that it has made the P-D the leading crusading newspaper in the U.S. By standing on the Platform he drafted for his heirs, the P-D's late great founder, Joseph Pulitzer, brought on 17 libel suits in the first three years of the paper's life (but paid only $50 in damages), and John A. Cockerill, his managing editor, shot dead a gun-toting critic who invaded the city room and called the staff a "gang of blackmailers" (the police ruled self-defense...
...After all, a lawyer lives by attracting legal work from people who are well disposed toward him. People could see the picture and associate an innocent man with entirely false connotations." Despite his annoyance, White would not commit himself on whether or not he intends to sue Life for libel...