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Fighting words, the Glossary

Fighting words are spoken words directed to the person of the hearer which would have a tendency to cause acts of violence by the person to whom, individually, the remark is addressed.^[1]

40 relations: Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth, Brandenburg v. Ohio, Breach of the peace, Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, Chief Justice of Australia, Cohen v. California, Commonwealth Law Reports, Constitutional law of the United States, Cross burning, Cunt, Fascism, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Flag desecration, Freedom of speech, Fuck, Incitement, Insult, Intimidation, Jehovah's Witnesses, Kenneth Hayne, Ku Klux Klan, Michael Kirby (judge), Murray Gleeson, National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie, Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills, Oyez Project, Per curiam decision, R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, Racketeering, Samuel Alito, Snyder v. Phelps, Speech, Street v. New York, Supreme Court of the United States, Texas v. Johnson, Trash talk, Verbal aggression, Virginia v. Black, Westboro Baptist Church, William Gummow.
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Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth

Australian Capital Television v Commonwealth,.

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Brandenburg v. Ohio

Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court interpreting the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Fighting words and Brandenburg v. Ohio are United States Free Speech Clause case law.

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Breach of the peace

Breach of the peace or disturbing the peace, is a legal term used in constitutional law in English-speaking countries and in a public order sense in the several jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568 (1942), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court in which the Court articulated the fighting words doctrine, a limitation of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech. Fighting words and Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire are United States Free Speech Clause case law.

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Chief Justice of Australia

The chief justice of Australia is the presiding justice of the High Court of Australia and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Cohen v. California

Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court holding that the First Amendment prevented the conviction of Paul Robert Cohen for the crime of disturbing the peace by wearing a jacket displaying "Fuck the Draft" in the public corridors of a California courthouse. Fighting words and Cohen v. California are United States Free Speech Clause case law.

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Commonwealth Law Reports

The Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR) are the authorised reports of decisions of the High Court of Australia.

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Constitutional law of the United States

The constitutional law of the United States is the body of law governing the interpretation and implementation of the United States Constitution.

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Cross burning

In modern times, cross burning or cross lighting is a practice which is associated with the Ku Klux Klan.

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Cunt

Cunt is a vulgar word for the vulva.

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Fascism

Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

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First Amendment to the United States Constitution

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

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Flag desecration

Flag desecration is the desecration of a flag, violation of flag protocol, or various acts that intentionally destroy, damage, or mutilate a flag in public.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction.

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Fuck

Fuck is an English-language profanity which often refers to the act of sexual intercourse, but is also commonly used as an intensifier or to convey disdain.

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Incitement

In criminal law, incitement is the encouragement of another person to commit a crime. Fighting words and incitement are speech crimes.

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Insult

An insult is an expression, statement, or behavior that is often deliberately disrespectful, offensive, scornful, or derogatory towards an individual or a group.

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Intimidation

Intimidation is a behaviour and legal wrong which usually involves deterring or coercing an individual by threat of violence.

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Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses is a nontrinitarian, millenarian, restorationist Christian denomination.

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Kenneth Hayne

Kenneth Madison Hayne (born 5 June 1945) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.

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Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan, commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is the name of several historical and current American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organizations and hate groups.

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Michael Kirby (judge)

Michael Donald Kirby (born 18 March 1939) is an Australian jurist and academic who is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, serving from 1996 to 2009.

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Murray Gleeson

Anthony Murray Gleeson (born 30 August 1938) is an Australian former judge who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1998 to 2008.

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National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie, 432 U.S. 43 (1977), arising out of what is sometimes referred to as the Skokie Affair, was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court dealing with freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Fighting words and National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie are United States Free Speech Clause case law.

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Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills

Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills is a High Court of Australia case that deals with a number of issues regarding the Australian Constitution, including the Express right free interstate trade and commerce (section 92), the implied freedom of political communication, and the role of proportionality.

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Oyez Project

The Oyez Project is an unofficial online multimedia archive website for the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Per curiam decision

In law, a per curiam decision or opinion (sometimes called an unsigned opinion) is one that is not authored by or attributed to a specific judge, but rather to the entire court or panel of judges who heard the case.

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R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul

R.A.V. v. City of St.

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Racketeering

Racketeering is a type of organized crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit.

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Samuel Alito

Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. (born April 1, 1950) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Snyder v. Phelps

Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. 443 (2011), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that speech made in a public place on a matter of public concern cannot be the basis of liability for a tort of emotional distress, even if the speech is viewed as offensive or outrageous. Fighting words and Snyder v. Phelps are United States Free Speech Clause case law.

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Speech

Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language.

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Street v. New York

Street v. New York, 394 U.S. 576 (1969), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a New York state law making it a crime "publicly mutilate, deface, defile, or defy, trample upon, or cast contempt upon either by words or act " was, in part, unconstitutional because it prohibited speech against the flag. Fighting words and Street v. New York are United States Free Speech Clause case law.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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Texas v. Johnson

Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that burning the Flag of the United States was protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as doing so counts as symbolic speech and political speech. Fighting words and Texas v. Johnson are United States Free Speech Clause case law.

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Trash talk

Trash talk is a form of spoken insult usually found in sports events, although it is not exclusive to sports or similarly characterized events.

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Verbal aggression

Verbal aggressiveness in communication has been studied to examine the underlying message of how the aggressive communicator gains control over different things that occur, through the usage of verbal aggressiveness.

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Virginia v. Black

Virginia v. Black, 538 U.S. 343 (2003), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that any state statute banning cross burning on the basis that it constitutes prima facie evidence of intent to intimidate is a violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution. Fighting words and Virginia v. Black are United States Free Speech Clause case law.

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Westboro Baptist Church

The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is an American, unaffiliated Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, that was founded in 1955 by pastor Fred Phelps.

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William Gummow

William Montague Charles Gummow (born 9 October 1942) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_words

Also known as Fighting word, Fighting words doctrine, Offensive speech, Them's fighting words.

Fighting words, the Glossary

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Profanity

Speech crimes

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