To win a defamation case, a plaintiff must show four things: 1) a false statement purporting to be fact; 2) publication or communication of that statement to a third person; 3) fault amounting to at least negligence; and 4) damages, or some harm caused to the person or entity who is the subject of the statement.
hamper definition, meaning, what is hamper: to prevent someone doing something easily: . Learn more.
foreÂ·stalled, foreÂ·stallÂ·ing, foreÂ·stalls. 1  a. To delay, hinder, or prevent (an event, for example) by taking action beforehand: ârehabilitative care, where the goal is not so much to cure disease as it is to forestall further declineâ ( George Anders ) See Synonyms at prevent. b.