What Is the Broad Category of Defenses Available to the Tort

question 9

Essay

What is the broad category of defenses available to the tort of defamation? Under what circumstances can the U.S. Constitution be used as a defense to an action for an intentional tort?

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Definitions:

Homosporous

Referring to plants that produce spores of one kind only, which are typically bisexual and can develop into a male or female gametophyte.

Eudicot Seeds

Eudicot Seeds belong to one of the two major groups of flowering plants, characterized by having two seed leaves, or cotyledons, upon germination, among other distinct structural features.

Nutritive Material

Substances that provide nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.

Endosperm

The 3n nutritive tissue that is formed at some point in the development of all angiosperm seeds.