Substantial truth

The Substantial truth ( engl. substantial truth ) is a term of legal theory from the field of Vile slander and defamation in the general jurisdiction of the United States and Great Britain.

In the scope of the law of the United States can not be regarded as slander or libel an utterance, if this is true. The tenet of the Substantial truth extends this protection in a kind of, that an utterance falls with slight inaccuracies in their formulation under the same protection, and the alleged insult of its kind not apply after to be untrue.

This doctrine is applied in cases where the truth is used as a central means of defense against accusations of libel in a public presentation. Only false claims with intended malice are threatened with punishment. A defendant who chooses the truth as a means of his defense in a libel process is not forced to justify every word of the alleged defamatory statement. It is sufficient for him to prove that the substance, the content, the gist of the matter is true ..

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  • Law of tort (United States)
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