Criminal libel
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A libel which is punishable criminally; one which tends to excite a breach of the peace.
Moody v. State, 94 Ala. 42, 10 South. 670; State v. Shaffnor, 2 Pen-newill (Del.) 171, 44 Atl. 620; People v. Stokes, 30 Abb. N. C. 200, 24 N. Y. Supp. 727.