Seditious libel
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seditious-libel-216-5065725
title:
Seditious libel
text:
Seditious libel is a criminal offence under common law of printing written material with seditious purpose – that is, the purpose of bringing contempt upon a political authority. It remains an offence in Canada but has been abolished in England and Wales. American scholar Leonard W. Levy argues that seditious libel "has always been an accordion-like concept, expandable or contractible at the whim of judges".
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Criminal offences under English common law
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seditious_libel
date created:
2005-07-11T22:40:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T03:21:58Z
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