Re: Implied Defamation

J Smith <birdingworld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
defamation:
n. the act of making untrue statements about another which damages
his/her reputation.

Therefore a truth is not defamation! And should never be!

I don't know where you got the definition from, but it is wrong in law.


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