slander, n. 1. A defamatory assertion expressed in a transitory form, esp. speech. • Damages for slander — unlike those for libel — are not presumed and thus must be proved by the plaintiff (unless the defamation is slander per se). [Cases: Libel and Slander 1, 24. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood§§ 2, 5–6, […]
grievance, n. 1. An injury, injustice, or wrong that gives ground for a complaint (a petition for a redress of grievances). 2. The complaint itself ( the client filed a grievance with the state-bar committee). 3. Labor law. A complaint that is filed by an employee or the employee’s union representative and that usu. concerns
Punishment intended to satisfy the community’s retaliatory sense of indignation that is provoked by injustice. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 44.]
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summa injuria (s[schwa]m-[schwa] in-joor-ee-[schwa]). [Latin] The greatest injury or injustice.
actiones honorariae (ak-shee-oh-neez [h]on-[schwa]-rair-ee-I). A praetorian action; a class of equitable actions introduced by the praetors to prevent injustices.
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wrongful, adj. 1. Characterized by unfairness or injustice (wrongful military invasion). 2. Contrary to law; unlawful (wrongful termination). 3. (Of a person) not entitled to the position occupied (wrongful possessor). — wrongfully, adv.
Subrogation that arises by operation of law or by implication in equity to prevent fraud or injustice. • Legal subrogation usu. arises when (1) the paying party has a liability, claim, or fiduciary relationship with the debtor, (2) the party pays to fulfill a legal duty or because of public policy, (3) the paying party
masking, n. In critical legal studies, the act or an instance of concealing something’s true nature (being a crit, Max contends that the legal system is merely an elaborate masking of social injustices). — mask, vb.
recall of mandate. The extraordinary action by an appellate court of withdrawing the order it issued to the trial court upon deciding an appeal, usu. after the deadline has passed for the losing party to seek a rehearing. • Because this action can interfere with trial-court proceedings on remand, and also because it clouds the