tort law

An area of civil law in the U.S. that deals with wrongful actions of an individual or entity, which cause injury to another individual’s or entity’s person, property, or reputation. Tort law includes defamation laws, under which a person or entity can sue for libel or slander.

See defamation, New York Times v. Sullivan and Hustler Magazine, Inc., v. Fallwell.

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