Hamilton v. . Dent

2 N.C. 116
Superior Court of North Carolina·Decided September 5, 1794·Published

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According to the old authorities, words are to be taken in meliorisensu, to discourage actions for slander; but now the rule is changed, and they are to be taken to have that signification which they bear in common parlance; and taking them in that sense, in the present case, they clearly import a charge of perjury. *Page 90

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