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Originally appearing in Volume V14, Page 587 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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INNUENDO (Latin for " by nodding," from innuere, to indicate by nodding)  , an insinuation, See also:suggestion, in prima facie See also:innocent words, of something defamatory or disparaging of a See also:person . The word appears in legal documents in See also:Medieval Latin, to explain, in See also:parenthesis, that to which a preceding word refers; thus, " he, See also:innuendo, the See also:plaintiff, is a thief." The word is still found in pleadings in actions for See also:libel and See also:slander . The innuendo, in the plaintiff's statement of claim, is an averment that wordswritten or spoken by the See also:defendant, though prima facie not actionable, have, in fact, a defamatory meaning, which is specifically set out (see LIBEL AND SLANDER) .

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