• LufyCZ@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Well, if they have to discern the two meanings, it’s because it might have a different meaning in different contexts, at least that’s how I’d understand it.

      The context of “Altman is a criminal” fits neither, as it’s not a publicly known fact that he has commited a crime, nor has he been convicted of one.

      Allegations that his sister made are just that, allegations, it does not make him a criminal.