- criticism
- A discussion, or, as applicable in libel cases, a censure, of the conduct or character, or utterances of the person criticized. Belknap v Ball, 83 Mich 583, 47 NW 674. See fair comment.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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