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Poison pen letter

Malicious letter, usually anonymous

A poison pen letter (or poisoned pen letter{{cite news |access-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122111952/https://www.nytimes.com/1915/12/02/archives/poisoned-pen-traced-to-3-insane-women-letters-to-girls-about-to-be.html |url-status=live

In the United Kingdom, Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 covers most cases of poison pen letters.

References

(25 December 2022). "Has the anonymous author of the infamous Circleville letters been unmasked?". www.cbsnews.com.
(7 November 2013). "Communications Offences: Legal Guidance". [[Crown Prosecution Service]].

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