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§ 8.01-45 — Action for insulting words

Virginia § 8.01-45
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure
Ch. 3ACTIONS
Art. 4DEFAMATION

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-45 (2026).

Text

All words shall be actionable which from their usual construction and common acceptance are construed as insults and tend to violence and breach of the peace.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 8-630; 1977, c. 617.

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