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314.   Defamatory matter defined

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314.   Defamatory matter defined

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    (1)   A person is defamed if matter is imputed to him or her which amounts to a crime, or which imputes to him or her misconduct in any public office, or which is likely to injure him or her in his or her occupation, calling, or office, or to expose him or her to general hatred, contempt or ridicule.

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    (2)   In this section “crime” means any offence punishable on indictment under this Code, and any act punishable on indictment under any enactment within the jurisdiction of the Courts, and also any act, wheresoever committed, which, if committed by a person within the jurisdiction of the Courts, would be punishable on indictment under any enactment.

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