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Chapter 20 Self-test questions
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The Defamation Act 2013 says that a statement is not defamatory unless it has caused, or is likely to cause, serious ____ to a claimant's reputation.
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Which of the following is a recognised definition of a defamatory statement? A statement which tends to:
lower a person in the estimation of right-thinking members of society generally
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cause offence in the estimation of a group of people
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breach a reasonable expectation of privacy
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interfere with the peace and comfort of a law-abiding person
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The judge in a defamation case will rule that the statement complained of has just one meaning. What is the test in law that they will consider when deciding what the words mean?
As they would be understood by a 'man on the street'
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The 'pub test' - what would be understood by a group of average people in the pub
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What a 'tabloid reader' would think they mean
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What an 'ordinary reasonable reader' would think they mean
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What in defamation law is an inference?
An innuendo
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A suggestion of financial dishonesty or impropriety
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A statement with a secondary meaning which can be understood by someone without special knowledge
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A slur of immorality understood only by acquaintances of the person referred to
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In defamation law, a principle is that a defamatory meaning may be removed by the context in which it is published. This principle is known as 'bane and ______'.
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