To Establish the Defence of 'Absolute Privilege' to the Tort

question 21

Multiple Choice

To establish the defence of 'absolute privilege' to the tort of defamation, the defendant must prove:

• A)the statement was not motivated by malice and the defendant had a duty to make the statement to a person who had a corresponding duty to receive it.
• B)the statement was made during parliament or judicial proceedings.
• C)the defamatory statement had one or more other meanings that were substantially true and the defamatory meaning did not harm the reputation of the plaintiff because of the substantial truth of the other meanings.
• D)the defamatory statement was substantially true.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable presumed to influence or determine the value of another variable, often called the dependent variable.

Coefficient Of Correlation

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two quantitative variables, ranging from -1 to 1.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment or statistical model, the variable that is being tested and measured, often influenced by the independent variable(s).

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is intentionally changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable.