Fair Comment

Fair comment is a legal term for a common law defense in defamation cases (libel or slander).

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Famous quotes containing the words fair and/or comment:

    “A man who would woo a fair maid,
    Should ‘prentice himself to the trade;
    And study all day,
    In methodical way,
    How to flatter, cajole, and persuade”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “The squabbles of philandering Zeus and shrewish Hera are the Greeks’ comment on married life.”
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