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Civil Causes of Action Libel Law & Legal Definition

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Libel is published material meeting three conditions:

  1. the material is defamatory either on its face or indirectly;
  2. the defamatory statement is about someone who is identifiable to one or more persons; and,
  3. the material must be distributed to someone other than the offended party; i.e. published, as distinguished from slander.





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