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Scandalum magnatum

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Scan´da`lum mag`na´tum`
1.(Law) A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; - usually abbreviated scan. mag.
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The criminal offence of scandalum magnatum was devised to protect "the great men of the realm" from stories which could stir the people against them.
How can the rich still be buying our silence with this 13th-century ... by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
24) The seeds of seditious libel originated in a collection of laws known as Scandalum Magnatum, which was passed in 1275 and outlawed any speech that contributed to discord between the king and his people.
The origination and early development of free speech in the United ... by Kahn, Michael / Florida Bar Journal
 
 
 
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