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fighting words

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fighting words n. words intentionally directed toward another person which are so nasty and full of malice as to cause the hearer to suffer emotional distress or incite him/her to immediately retaliate physically (hit, stab, shoot, etc.) While such words are not an excuse or defense for a retaliatory assault and battery, if they are threatening they can form the basis for a lawsuit for assault.


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In addressing an institution's ability to regulate fighting words, the institution must take an all or nothing approach: All fighting words must be regulated or none at all.
And yes, I know those are fighting words for many wheat growers who come from highly export-dependent states.
Fighting Words adds organization, scholarly research, and coherent theory to the smoke and smolder of other recently published but far less convincing works on this critical and timely topic--other works that often amount to little more than opportunistic rants.
 
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