Libel
The provision against libel is set down in ยง 267 of the penal code:
- Anybody who offends another person's honor by insulting words or actions or by stating or disseminating charges, that are suitable for reducing the insulted person in the esteem of fellow citizens, will be punished by fine or ordinary imprisonment.
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Famous quotes containing the word libel:
“Nor do they trust their tongue alone,
But speak a language of their own;
Can read a nod, a shrug, a look,
Far better than a printed book;
Convey a libel in a frown,
And wink a reputation down.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
“Middle-aged adolescents are a libel on the real thing.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)