Rumor

Rumor in United Kingdom

Meaning of Rumor

The following is an old definition of Rumor [1]: Popular report. In England, and in some of the States, it has been held that in an action of slander, under the general issue, the defendant may prove, in mitigation of damages, that when the words were uttered a general rumor or report existed in the neighborhood that the plaintiff was guilty of the offense charged. In other States, it has been held that such testimony is inad missible. Where it appeared that a libelous article was taken from a neighboring sheet as news, with no circumstance of aggravation or malice, it was held that the plaintiff was entitled to compensation for the injury suffered, and the manner of the publication could be considered either in mitigation or aggravation.

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  1. Concept of Rumor provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)

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