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    Defenses To Defamation

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    Defamation refers to damaging a person's reputation through false and malicious claims. There are two types: libel is written defamation while slander is spoken. To prove defamation, it must be shown that the defendant made a false statement about the plaintiff that was published and damaged their reputation. However, defendants can defend themselves by proving the statement was true, a fair comment, or covered by privilege. Defenses help balance protecting reputation with freedom of expression.

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    Defenses To Defamation

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    Defamation refers to damaging a person's reputation through false and malicious claims. There are two types: libel is written defamation while slander is spoken. To prove defamation, it must be shown that the defendant made a false statement about the plaintiff that was published and damaged their reputation. However, defendants can defend themselves by proving the statement was true, a fair comment, or covered by privilege. Defenses help balance protecting reputation with freedom of expression.

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    Defamation refers to damaging a person's reputation through false and malicious claims. There are two types: libel is written defamation while slander is spoken. To prove defamation, it must be shown that the defendant made a false statement about the plaintiff that was published and damaged their reputation. However, defendants can defend themselves by proving the statement was true, a fair comment, or covered by privilege. Defenses help balance protecting reputation with freedom of expression.

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    Defenses To Defamation

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    Isha Kakirde
    Defamation refers to damaging a person's reputation through false and malicious claims. There are two types: libel is written defamation while slander is spoken. To prove defamation, it must be shown that the defendant made a false statement about the plaintiff that was published and damaged their reputation. However, defendants can defend themselves by proving the statement was true, a fair comment, or covered by privilege. Defenses help balance protecting reputation with freedom of expression.

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    DEFENSES TO

    DEFAMATION
    PRESENTED BY – ISHA. KAKIRDE
    THE TERM DEFAMATION
    ■ Defamation refers to an act of damaging a person’s character, fame, and
    or reputation , by false and malicious claims .
    ■ Therefore, defamation is any publication of such a false statement that
    lowers the image of an individual in society , in the eyes of a right
    thinking section of society , leading people to avoiding or shunning that
    person completely

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    DEFINITIONS OF DEFAMATION
    ■ In Black Law’s Dictionary – “Defamation means offense or injuring a person’s
    character, fame or reputation by false or malicious statements”.
    ■ Salmond defined as - “Defamation is the publication of false and defamatory
    statements concerning another person without lawful justification”.
    TYPES OF DEFAMATION
    ■ Libel
    When a person has posted some false facts in any kind of published media or newspaper
    about someone due to which there is a loss of reputation. It is called as Libel.
    ■ Slander
    When a defamatory statement is made verbal to any third person and not published
    anywhere is called as a Slander

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    ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF
    DEFAMATION
    ■ THE STATEMENT SHOULD BE MADE
    ■ THE STATEMENT MUST BE DEFAMATORY
    ■ THE STATEMENT MUST REFER TO THE PLAINTIFF
    ■ THE INTENTIONS OF THE WRONGDOER
    ■ THE STATEMENT MUST BE FALSE

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    DEFENSES AGAINST DEFAMATI0N

    ■ JUSTIFICATION OR TRUTH This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

    ■ FAIR COMMENT
    ■ PRIVELEGE

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    CONCLUSION

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