Defamation per Se
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Civil Law Dictionary
Definition
A civil-wrong concept defining liability rules for compensating harm or preventing wrongful interference with protected interests. It specifies required elements such as duty, prohibited conduct, causation, and legally cognizable harm or defines protection of commercial and intangible interests where applicable.
Defamation per Se
Information & Communication Dictionary
Definition
A category of false factual statements about an identified person that are considered intrinsically injurious to reputation so that, under applicable law in many common-law jurisdictions, the plaintiff may recover presumed damages without showing specific pecuniary loss; typically requires a defamatory falsehood, publication to a third party, and that the statement refer to the plaintiff, subject