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Zenger Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| seditious libel | the crime of putting out communication meant to incite people to change the government; criticism of the government |
| aquit | to declare not guilty |
| jury nullification | when jurors, based on their own sense of justice, refuse to follow the law and acquit a defendant even when the evidence presented seems to point to an incontrovertible verdict of guilty |
| dissenting opinion | An opinion disagreeing with a majority in a Supreme Court ruling. |
| censor | official who reviews material before it's published |
| unprecedented | never done or known before |
| libel | False statements that damages one's reputation |
| Freedom of the Press | right of newspapers and other public media to publish articles believed to be accurate without restriction |