Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Famosus

adj. [Latin] Hist. 1. (Of a statement) having a defamatory character. 2. (Of an action) involving infamy if the defendant lost the case.

famosus libellus

n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. A libelous writing, esp. a letter to the emperor that attacked someone's character. 2. The species of injury that is caused by libel.

libellus famosus

n. [Latin] Roman law. A defamatory publication."Libellus famosus According to the Lex Cornelia de iniuriis punishment was inflicted on the person who wrote (scripserit), composed (composuerit) or edited (edi- derit) such a lampoon, even if the publication was made under another name or anonymously (sine nomine)." Adolf Berger, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law 562 (1953).