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Defamation

This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Defamation.” It is part of Title 8.01, titled “Civil Remedies And Procedure.” It is part of Chapter 3, titled “Actions.” It’s comprised of the following 7 sections.

§ 8.01-45
Action for insulting words
§ 8.01-46
Justification and mitigation of damages
§ 8.01-46.1
Disclosure of employment-related information; presumptions; causes of action; definitions
§ 8.01-47
Immunity of persons investigating or reporting certain incidents at schools
§ 8.01-48
Mitigation in actions against newspapers, etc
§ 8.01-49
Defamatory statements in radio and television broadcasts
§ 8.01-49.1
Liability for defamatory material on the Internet

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