Source Word
actual malice
Noun
uncountable
(law)
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.
Japanese Meaning
（法）米国の名誉毀損法において、公人が名誉毀損訴訟で勝訴するために、被告が原告に関する情報が虚偽であると知っていた、または真実を確かめるための簡単な調査すら行わずに、軽率に真実を無視した状態、すなわち被告の悪意（実際の悪意）を示す法的概念
Sense（1）
(law)
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.
