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Definition of Defamatory Matter
Section 373 defines defamation - any statement that damages your reputation by exposing you to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or harming your profession.
Criminal Code
Understanding defamation laws when someone spreads lies about you on social media or online.
Section 373 defines defamation - any statement that damages your reputation by exposing you to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or harming your profession.
Section 375 criminalizes publishing defamatory content. Online posts count as publications. Punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment.
Section 34 protects your dignity. False statements that damage your reputation violate your right to dignity.
Section 39 grants freedom of expression, but this right does not protect defamatory statements. Defamation is not protected speech.