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1.     Defamation is a form of tort which affects the reputation of a person. For an statement to be considered as defamatory, one of the condition must be fulfilled as follows, (i) to expose the plaintiff to hatred, contempt, ridicule or obloquy; or (ii) tends to injure the plaintiff in his profession or trade; or (iii) to cause the esteem, respect, goodwill or confidence in which a person is held or to excite adverse, derogatory or unpleasant feelings or opinions against him. 2.     There are two types of defamation, those are, (i) libel; and (ii) slander. Libel is a defamation in written form. In contrast, slander is a false spoken statement to injure the reputation of other. 3.     To establish a tort of libel, three conditions must be fulfilled, those are, (I) a false statement has been made against plaintiff; (ii) it must be in any permanent form; and (iii) it has lowered the plaintiff in the esteem of others or the he is shunned by the society. 4.     To establish a