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A person is said to defame another when he injures his reputation in the eyes of the right thinking member of the society. The liability of a person who repeats a defamatory matter arises in the same way as the originator, because every repetition is a fresh publication, giving rise to a fresh cause of action. People who disseminate the defamatory matter are equally liable, unless they did not know or in spite of reasonable diligence could not have known that what they were circulating was defamatory.
"Balance between one person's right to freedom of speech and another's right to protect their good name."
Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken , that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person is known as defamation. It is a statement that injures someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone.
Defamation is a wrong done by a person to another's reputation by words, written or spoken, sign or other visible representation. In a motion picture, not only the photographic part of it is considered to be a libel but also the speech which synchronizes with it.
If the victim has to win a lawsuit relating to defamation, then the victim has to prove the following essentials:
(1) Statement- There must be a statement which can be spoken, written, pictured or even gestured.
(2) Publication- For a statement to be published, a third party must have seen, heard or read the defamatory statement. If there is no publication there is no injury of reputation and no action will arise.
(3) Injury- The above statement must have caused an injury to the subject of the statement. It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.
(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.
(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.
Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.
Has A committed defamation?
  • a)
    A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.
  • b)
    A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.
  • c)
    A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.
  • d)
    A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
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The correct choice is Option d because publicizing leads to defamation and that has not been done in the present case.
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None of the other options sets out views that are consistent with those of the author in the passage above.
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A person is said to defame another when he injures his reputation in the eyes of the right thinking member of the society. The liability of a person who repeats a defamatory matter arises in the same way as the originator, because every repetition is a fresh publication, giving rise to a fresh cause of action. People who disseminate the defamatory matter are equally liable, unless they did not know or in spite of reasonable diligence could not have known that what they were circulating was defamatory."Balance between one person's right to freedom of speech and another's right to protect their good name."Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken , that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person is known as defamation. It is a statement that injures someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone.Defamation is a wrong done by a person to another's reputation by words, written or spoken, sign or other visible representation. In a motion picture, not only the photographic part of it is considered to be a libel but also the speech which synchronizes with it.If the victim has to win a lawsuit relating to defamation, then the victim has to prove the following essentials:(1) Statement- There must be a statement which can be spoken, written, pictured or even gestured.(2) Publication- For a statement to be published, a third party must have seen, heard or read the defamatory statement. If there is no publication there is no injury of reputation and no action will arise.(3) Injury- The above statement must have caused an injury to the subject of the statement. It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.Has A committed defamation?a)A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.b)A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.c)A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.d)A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
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A person is said to defame another when he injures his reputation in the eyes of the right thinking member of the society. The liability of a person who repeats a defamatory matter arises in the same way as the originator, because every repetition is a fresh publication, giving rise to a fresh cause of action. People who disseminate the defamatory matter are equally liable, unless they did not know or in spite of reasonable diligence could not have known that what they were circulating was defamatory."Balance between one person's right to freedom of speech and another's right to protect their good name."Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken , that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person is known as defamation. It is a statement that injures someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone.Defamation is a wrong done by a person to another's reputation by words, written or spoken, sign or other visible representation. In a motion picture, not only the photographic part of it is considered to be a libel but also the speech which synchronizes with it.If the victim has to win a lawsuit relating to defamation, then the victim has to prove the following essentials:(1) Statement- There must be a statement which can be spoken, written, pictured or even gestured.(2) Publication- For a statement to be published, a third party must have seen, heard or read the defamatory statement. If there is no publication there is no injury of reputation and no action will arise.(3) Injury- The above statement must have caused an injury to the subject of the statement. It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.Has A committed defamation?a)A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.b)A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.c)A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.d)A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? for CLAT 2024 is part of CLAT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared according to the CLAT exam syllabus. Information about A person is said to defame another when he injures his reputation in the eyes of the right thinking member of the society. The liability of a person who repeats a defamatory matter arises in the same way as the originator, because every repetition is a fresh publication, giving rise to a fresh cause of action. People who disseminate the defamatory matter are equally liable, unless they did not know or in spite of reasonable diligence could not have known that what they were circulating was defamatory."Balance between one person's right to freedom of speech and another's right to protect their good name."Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken , that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person is known as defamation. It is a statement that injures someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone.Defamation is a wrong done by a person to another's reputation by words, written or spoken, sign or other visible representation. In a motion picture, not only the photographic part of it is considered to be a libel but also the speech which synchronizes with it.If the victim has to win a lawsuit relating to defamation, then the victim has to prove the following essentials:(1) Statement- There must be a statement which can be spoken, written, pictured or even gestured.(2) Publication- For a statement to be published, a third party must have seen, heard or read the defamatory statement. If there is no publication there is no injury of reputation and no action will arise.(3) Injury- The above statement must have caused an injury to the subject of the statement. It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.Has A committed defamation?a)A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.b)A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.c)A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.d)A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? covers all topics & solutions for CLAT 2024 Exam. Find important definitions, questions, meanings, examples, exercises and tests below for A person is said to defame another when he injures his reputation in the eyes of the right thinking member of the society. The liability of a person who repeats a defamatory matter arises in the same way as the originator, because every repetition is a fresh publication, giving rise to a fresh cause of action. People who disseminate the defamatory matter are equally liable, unless they did not know or in spite of reasonable diligence could not have known that what they were circulating was defamatory."Balance between one person's right to freedom of speech and another's right to protect their good name."Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken , that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person is known as defamation. It is a statement that injures someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone.Defamation is a wrong done by a person to another's reputation by words, written or spoken, sign or other visible representation. In a motion picture, not only the photographic part of it is considered to be a libel but also the speech which synchronizes with it.If the victim has to win a lawsuit relating to defamation, then the victim has to prove the following essentials:(1) Statement- There must be a statement which can be spoken, written, pictured or even gestured.(2) Publication- For a statement to be published, a third party must have seen, heard or read the defamatory statement. If there is no publication there is no injury of reputation and no action will arise.(3) Injury- The above statement must have caused an injury to the subject of the statement. It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.Has A committed defamation?a)A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.b)A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.c)A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.d)A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?.
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It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.Has A committed defamation?a)A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.b)A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.c)A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.d)A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? defined & explained in the simplest way possible. Besides giving the explanation of A person is said to defame another when he injures his reputation in the eyes of the right thinking member of the society. The liability of a person who repeats a defamatory matter arises in the same way as the originator, because every repetition is a fresh publication, giving rise to a fresh cause of action. People who disseminate the defamatory matter are equally liable, unless they did not know or in spite of reasonable diligence could not have known that what they were circulating was defamatory."Balance between one person's right to freedom of speech and another's right to protect their good name."Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken , that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person is known as defamation. It is a statement that injures someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone.Defamation is a wrong done by a person to another's reputation by words, written or spoken, sign or other visible representation. In a motion picture, not only the photographic part of it is considered to be a libel but also the speech which synchronizes with it.If the victim has to win a lawsuit relating to defamation, then the victim has to prove the following essentials:(1) Statement- There must be a statement which can be spoken, written, pictured or even gestured.(2) Publication- For a statement to be published, a third party must have seen, heard or read the defamatory statement. If there is no publication there is no injury of reputation and no action will arise.(3) Injury- The above statement must have caused an injury to the subject of the statement. It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.Has A committed defamation?a)A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.b)A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.c)A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.d)A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for A person is said to defame another when he injures his reputation in the eyes of the right thinking member of the society. The liability of a person who repeats a defamatory matter arises in the same way as the originator, because every repetition is a fresh publication, giving rise to a fresh cause of action. People who disseminate the defamatory matter are equally liable, unless they did not know or in spite of reasonable diligence could not have known that what they were circulating was defamatory."Balance between one person's right to freedom of speech and another's right to protect their good name."Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken , that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person is known as defamation. It is a statement that injures someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone.Defamation is a wrong done by a person to another's reputation by words, written or spoken, sign or other visible representation. In a motion picture, not only the photographic part of it is considered to be a libel but also the speech which synchronizes with it.If the victim has to win a lawsuit relating to defamation, then the victim has to prove the following essentials:(1) Statement- There must be a statement which can be spoken, written, pictured or even gestured.(2) Publication- For a statement to be published, a third party must have seen, heard or read the defamatory statement. If there is no publication there is no injury of reputation and no action will arise.(3) Injury- The above statement must have caused an injury to the subject of the statement. It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.Has A committed defamation?a)A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.b)A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.c)A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.d)A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of A person is said to defame another when he injures his reputation in the eyes of the right thinking member of the society. The liability of a person who repeats a defamatory matter arises in the same way as the originator, because every repetition is a fresh publication, giving rise to a fresh cause of action. People who disseminate the defamatory matter are equally liable, unless they did not know or in spite of reasonable diligence could not have known that what they were circulating was defamatory."Balance between one person's right to freedom of speech and another's right to protect their good name."Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken , that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person is known as defamation. It is a statement that injures someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone.Defamation is a wrong done by a person to another's reputation by words, written or spoken, sign or other visible representation. In a motion picture, not only the photographic part of it is considered to be a libel but also the speech which synchronizes with it.If the victim has to win a lawsuit relating to defamation, then the victim has to prove the following essentials:(1) Statement- There must be a statement which can be spoken, written, pictured or even gestured.(2) Publication- For a statement to be published, a third party must have seen, heard or read the defamatory statement. If there is no publication there is no injury of reputation and no action will arise.(3) Injury- The above statement must have caused an injury to the subject of the statement. It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.Has A committed defamation?a)A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.b)A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.c)A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.d)A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? theory, EduRev gives you an ample number of questions to practice A person is said to defame another when he injures his reputation in the eyes of the right thinking member of the society. The liability of a person who repeats a defamatory matter arises in the same way as the originator, because every repetition is a fresh publication, giving rise to a fresh cause of action. People who disseminate the defamatory matter are equally liable, unless they did not know or in spite of reasonable diligence could not have known that what they were circulating was defamatory."Balance between one person's right to freedom of speech and another's right to protect their good name."Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken , that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person is known as defamation. It is a statement that injures someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone.Defamation is a wrong done by a person to another's reputation by words, written or spoken, sign or other visible representation. In a motion picture, not only the photographic part of it is considered to be a libel but also the speech which synchronizes with it.If the victim has to win a lawsuit relating to defamation, then the victim has to prove the following essentials:(1) Statement- There must be a statement which can be spoken, written, pictured or even gestured.(2) Publication- For a statement to be published, a third party must have seen, heard or read the defamatory statement. If there is no publication there is no injury of reputation and no action will arise.(3) Injury- The above statement must have caused an injury to the subject of the statement. It means that the statement must tend to injure the reputation of a person to whom it refers.(4) Falsity- The defamatory statement must be false. If the statement is not false then the statement will not be considered as defamatory statement.(5) Unprivileged- In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must be unprivileged. There are certain circumstances, under which a person cannot sue someone for defamation.Q. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said to defame that person. A accuses B of a crime by coming to his house when only B was present and nobody else could hear it.Has A committed defamation?a)A has not committed defamation as he had reason to believe that B was a criminal.b)A has committed defamation as the neighbors could have heard them.c)A has committed defamation as the reputation of B could have been harmed.d)A has not committed defamation as defamation is only done when the reputation of the victim is harmed in front of a third party and not in a private conversation.Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? tests, examples and also practice CLAT tests.
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