Idaho Statutes
§ 18-4801 — LIBEL DEFINED
A libel is a malicious defamation, expressed either by writing, printing, or by signs or pictures, or the like, tending to blacken the memory of one who is dead, or to impeach the honesty, integrity, virtue or reputation, or publish the natural or alleged defects, of one who is alive, and thereby to expose him to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.
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Legislative History
[18-4801, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 944.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 18-1001
COMMON BARRATRY§ 18-1002
PROOF OF COMMON BARRATRY§ 18-1003
PURCHASE OF EVIDENCE OF DEBT§ 18-1005
EXCEPTION TO PRECEDING SECTION§ 18-101
DEFINITION OF TERMS§ 18-101A
DEFINITIONS§ 18-101B
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