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41Landmark Education litigation — Since its adoption of approximately its current structure in 1991, Landmark Education LLC (LE) has become involved in a variety of legal proceedings, as a plaintiff, as a defendant, or as a subject relevant to other lawsuits. Many of these cases… …
42Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. — Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Date decided Oct. 29, 1991 Citations 776 F. Supp. 135 …
43detraction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disparagement Nouns 1. detraction, derogation, disparagement, dispraise, depreciation, disvaluation, vilification, obloquy, scurrility, scandal, defamation, aspersion, traducement, slander, calumny, evil …
44Food libel laws — Food libel laws, also known as food disparagement laws , veggie libel laws , or veggie hate laws , are laws passed in 13 U.S. states that make it easier for food industry interests to sue their critics for libel. These 13 states are: Alabama,… …
45Sexual slur — A sexual slur is a term of disparagement used to refer to members of a given sexual minority, gender, sex, or sexual orientation in a derogatory or pejorative manner. The motivation for using a sexual slur is often sexism and/or bias against a… …
46Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Bose v. Consumers Union ArgueDate=November 8 ArgueYear=1983 DecideDate=April 30 DecideYear=1984 FullName=Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. USVol=466 USPage=485 Citation= Prior=Judgment for… …
47slander of title — slander of title: a false and malicious written or spoken public statement disparaging a person s title to property that causes harm for which special damages may be awarded damages for the filing of a fraudulent lien and for slander of title M & …
48disparaging — I adjective abusive, blameful, calumnious, censorious, condemnatory, contemptuous, contumelious, damnatory, defamatory, denunciatory, deprecative, derogatory, detractory, disrespectful, incriminatory, inculpatory, injurious, invective, inveighing …
49detraction — noun 1. a petty disparagement • Syn: ↑petty criticism • Hypernyms: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation 2. the act of discrediting or detracting from someone s reputation (especially by slander) let it be no detraction from his merits to… …
50sour grapes — noun disparagement of something that is unattainable • Hypernyms: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation * * * noun plural Etymology: so called from the fable ascribed to Aesop, legendary 6th century B.C. Greek author of fables, about the fox …
