Plevna is an unincorporated community in southeastern Knox County, Missouri, United States. It is located about fourteen miles southeast of Edina on Route 15. According to Ramsay, the community was probably founded and named by John "Plevna" Naylor in 1877, and is named after Plevna, Bulgaria. In that year was the Russian victory at the Siege of Pleven of the Russo-Turkish War.

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What is defamation libel and slander law?

Defamation is any statement, whether written or oral, that injures the good name or reputation of another person. For a statement to be defamatory, it must not be true.

A defamation designed to be read is libel. Libel also may include harmful statements in a fixed medium, especially writing but also a picture, sign, or electronic broadcast.

An oral defamation is slander. Slander is a harmful statement in a transitory form, especially speech.

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