: the quality of being easy to understand or use. : the state or quality of being plain or not fancy or complicated. : something that is simple or ordinary but enjoyable.ull Definition of SIMPLICITY. 1. : the state of being simple, uncomplicated, or uncompounded. 2. a: lack of subtlety or penetration: innocence, naivete naivetÃ©: b, folly. silliness. : 3 freedom from pretense or: guile. candor. 4
LIBEL, libellus, criminal law. A malicious defamation expressed either in printing or writing, or by signs or pictures, tending to blacken the memory of one who is dead, with intent to provoke the living; or the reputation of one who is alive, and to expose him to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Hawk.
Ever since American journalists won their basic First Amendment freedoms, their most serious ongoing legal problem has been the danger of being sued for defamation libel or slander. Libel suits can deprive the mass media of two essential commodities: time and money. For example: Philip Morris Co. sought $10 billion in damages when it filed a libel action against ABC, claiming the network defamed the company when it reported that the cigarette maker adds nicotine to cigarettes it manufacture.