Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-24-101 — Charge of adultery or fornication
Tennessee § 29-24-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title29
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-24-101 (2026).
Text
Any words written, spoken, or printed of a person, wrongfully and maliciously imputing to such person the commission of adultery or fornication, are actionable, without special damage except as otherwise provided in § 29-24-105 .
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3400 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 6, § 1); Shan., § 5155; Code 1932, § 9310; Acts 1957, ch. 240, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2601.
Nearby Sections
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§ 29-1-101
Application of equitable remedies§ 29-1-102
Injunction pending litigation§ 29-1-103
Receivers pending litigation§ 29-1-104
Receiver's bond§ 29-1-106
Judges granting extraordinary process§ 29-1-107
Statement as to first application§ 29-1-108
Application after refusal§ 29-1-109
Endorsement of refusal§ 29-1-110
Transmission of bill and fiat to clerk§ 29-1-111
Scope of provisions§ 29-10-101
Chapter definitions§ 29-10-103
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 29-24-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-24-101.