public figure
noun
: a well-known person
Legal Definition
public figure
noun
public fig·ure
: an individual or entity that has acquired fame or notoriety or has participated in a particular public controversy see also limited purpose public figure compare public official
Note: A public figure must prove actual malice in order to prevail in a defamation action.
- respice finem
- Respighi
- respin
- respirabilities
- respirability
- respirable
- respirating
- respiration
- respiration calorimeter
- respirational
- respirations
- respirator
- respiratoria
- respiratorium
- respirators
- respiratory
- respiratory arrest
- respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory leaf
- respiratory leaflet
- respiratory nerve
- respiratory pigment
- respiratory plate
- respiratory quotient
- respiratory syncytial virus