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McLibel

Noun

Meaning

McLibel

(colloquial, derogatory) McDonald’s Corporation v Steel & Morris, a famous libel case involving McDonald’s.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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The McLibel campaign has already proved that determined and widespread grass roots protests and defiance can undermine those who try to silence their critics, and also render oppressive laws unworkable. Source: Internet

McLibel film, 1998 In its libel allegation, McDonald's asserted that all claims in the pamphlet were false. citation They found it difficult to support this position despite the indirectness of some of the claims. Source: Internet

In response to the verdict, David Pannick QC said in The Times : "The McLibel case has achieved what many lawyers thought impossible: to lower further the reputation of our law in the minds of all right thinking people." Source: Internet

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