"The greater the truth, the greater the libel" nghĩa là gì?
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"The greater the truth, the greater the libel" = sự thật càng rõ ràng, phỉ báng càng nhiều -> nghĩa là nói đúng (xấu) về ai còn tác hại hơn là bịa.
Ví dụ
Walsh protested (phản đối) that it was all true, prompting the lawyer, Alistair Brett, to respond with that well-known legal catch-22: "The greater the truth, the greater the libel." Once he realised that the paper would not use his piece, Walsh resigned.
A pity (đáng thương) that “the greater the truth the greater the libel” still holds in this jurisdiction (quyền hạn) – as Kate McClymont found out when Obeid won damages for her entirely accurate reportage.
Between sobs (nức nở), she answered with that old adage (never, I think, officially enshrined in the law, though far too many judges seem to believe it is): ‘The greater the truth, the greater the libel!’
It is no protection to you in England that you are publishing the truth, for the maxim of the law of England is: “The greater the truth the greater the libel.” Also, no doubt, they were influenced by newspaper solidarity (thống nhất)—a new kind of honor among thieves.
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