Absolute Privilege
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Meaning of Absolute Privilege
In a libel action an absolute privilege provides immunity to the defendant irrespective of his purpose, motive or reasonableness of his conduct while qualified privilege is conditional upon absence of malice and cannot be lost by abuse
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What does Absolute privilege mean in American Law?
The definition of Absolute privilege in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
In the law of defamation, a total immunity to liability on account of written or spoken words, even if knowingly and intentionally false, and communicated with malice. Examples include statements by judges in the course of judicial proceedings, and by Congressmen during legislative proceedings.
Absolute privilege in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of absolute privilege.
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English Legal System: Absolute Privilege
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Absolute Privilege: The defence that a statement cannot be made the subject of an action for *defamation because it was made in Parliament, in papers ordered to be published by either House of Parliament, in judicial proceedings or a fair and accurate newspaper or broadcast report of judicial proceedings, or in an official communication between certain officers of state. Under the Defamation Act 1996, the defence is also available for those reporting proceedings of the European Court of Justice. Under certain circumstances defined by the 1996 Act the absolute privilege accorded to statements or proceedings in Parliament may be waived (waiver of privilege) to permit evidence to be adduced in an action for defamation.
Compare qualified privilege.
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