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The Law of Defamation: A Primer

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28.02.09

The Honourable Judge Thomas S. Woods and Marko Vesely

A brief overview of the basic principles of the law of defamation. Defamation is a "tort" or civil wrong for which a court, in a proper case, will provide the wronged party with a remedy in an action for damages.