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How defence of justification succeeds

Principle governing the defence of justification

The duty of the defendant relying on the defence of justification to prove the truth of the publication

The need for the plea of justification to be specifically pleaded

The purport of the defence of justification

The rule that justification is a complete defence to an action in defamation

What a defendant who pleads justification must prove

What amounts to the defence of justification

When the defence of justification would not avail a defendant

Whether the defence of justification can be relied on where the motive behind the uttering of defamatory words is vengefulness

Whether the defence of justification constitutes an implied admission of the publication of the defamatory statement

Whether the defendant is required to prove the truth of every word contained in the publication

Whether the plea of justification in general form is enough where an imputation against the plaintiff is in general terms

Whether the probative burden on the plaintiff is lessened where the defendant relies on the plea of justification

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