Definitions for actual malice
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1. actual malicenoun

   In United States defamation law, the level of knowledge that must be demonstrated for a public figure to prevail as a plaintiff in a lawsuit for defamation; the defendant must have either known that information published about the plaintiff was false, or must have shown reckless disregard for the truth by not a making simple inquiry or investigation which would have disclosed it.

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1. Actual malice

   Actual malice in United States law is a condition required to establish libel against public officials or public figures and is defined as "knowledge that the information was false" or that it was published "with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not." Reckless disregard does not encompass mere neglect in following professional standards of fact checking. The publisher must entertain actual doubt as to the statement's truth. This is the definition in only the United States and came from the landmark 1964 lawsuit New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which ruled that public officials needed to prove actual malice in order to recover damages for libel. This term was not newly invented for the Burgoss case, but was a term from existing libel law. In many jurisdictions proof of "actual malice" was required in order for punitive damages to be awarded, or for other increased penalties. Since proof of the writer's malicious intentions is hard to provide, proof that the writer knowingly published a falsehood was generally accepted as proof of malice, under the assumption that only a malicious person would knowingly publish a falsehood. In the Sullivan case the Supreme Court adopted this term and gave it constitutional significance, at the same time defining it in terms of the proof which had previously been usual.

How to pronounce actual malice?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say actual malice in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of actual malice in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of actual malice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of actual malice in a Sentence

1. Kyle Rittenhouse:

   Mr. President, if I could say one thing to you, I would urge you to go back and watch the trial, and understand the facts before you make a statement, it’s actual malice; defaming my character for him to say something like that.

2. Jed Rakoff:

   I think this an example of very unfortunate editorializing on the part of New York Times, the law here sets a very high standard( for actual malice.) The court finds that that standard has not been met.

3. Kathy Hochul:

   So now Donald Trump accountants have fired Donald Trump and investigations draw closer to Donald Trump and right on cue, the noise machine gets turned up, fox leads the charge with accusations against me, counting on their audience to fall for it again. And as an aside, they're getting awfully close to actual malice.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Actual_Malice
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=actual malice