The Emergence Machine

Libel

abstract · Law · Level 7 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

A false statement, published or communicated to a third party, that damages a person's reputation, often actionable through a civil lawsuit, as it relies on the existence of law as a system of rules governing society.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “libel” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “libel”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
libellus
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0LibelLawGovernmentPoliticsStateForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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thisprerequisitesLibelL7LawL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Law L6 (requires) Law sense
    This is a legal concept grounded in the rule of law