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Consider the following statements: 1. Defamation is the publication of false statement intending to…

Defamation lowers a person in the estimation of right-thinking members of society, and words that cause the plaintiff to be shunned or avoided are defamatory (Youssoupoff v…

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Consider the following statements:
1. Defamation is the publication of false statement intending to lower down the person in the estimation of right thinking members of the society.
2. Any word will be deemed defamatory which cause the plaintiff to be shunned or avoided by his neighbours.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct answer C

Defamation lowers a person in the estimation of right-thinking members of society, and words that cause the plaintiff to be shunned or avoided are defamatory (Youssoupoff v MGM), so the answer is "Both 1 and 2".

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