{"id":1554,"date":"2016-12-29T12:25:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T06:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2023-08-10T13:57:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T08:27:36","slug":"distinguish-libel-slander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/distinguish-libel-slander\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguish between Libel and Slander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A libel is the publication of a false and defamatory statement , in permanent form , tending to injure the reputation of another person , without lawful justification or excuse .<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where as a slander is the false and defamatory oral or verbal statement , in some transitory form , tending to injure the reputation of another person , without lawful justification or excuse .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The points of distinctions between Libel and Slander can be shown in the tabular form as follows .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/span><\/td>\nLibel
<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n		Slander<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/span><\/td>\nWritten.<\/strong>
Libel is addressed to the eye . It is written form of defamation. <\/span><\/td>\n		Spoken.<\/strong>
On the other hand , slander is addressed to the ear . It is a spoken form of defamation .<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/span><\/td>\nPermanent.<\/strong>
Libel is a kind of defamation which is in a permanent form , as for examples , a statue , effigy , caricature or phonographic record or the like .<\/span><\/td>\n		Transient.<\/strong>
Slander is a kind of defamation which is in a transient form whether by spoken words or by significant gestures .
<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/span><\/td>\nWhether actionable per se.
Libel is actionable per se .Without proving special damage an action against Libel is maintainable .<\/span><\/td>\n		Whether actionable per se.
But Slander is not actionable per se except in five cases as excepted .<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/span><\/td>\nMalice.<\/strong>
Libel suggests the presence of malice as it requires a greaterdeliberation .<\/span><\/td>\n		Malice.<\/strong>
Slander does not suggest the presence of malice as it is uttered in the heat of moment and under a sudden provocation .
<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/span><\/td>\nPublisher.<\/strong>
The actual publisher of the libel may be innocent regarding the libelous matter and he may not be liable for that .<\/span><\/td>\n		Publisher.<\/strong>
On the otherhand , in case of slander , the publisher acts consciously and voluntarily , and so he may not be innocent but he is the guilty .<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/span><\/td>\nTort \/ Crime.<\/strong>
In England , Libel is both a civil wrong and a criminal offence .<\/span><\/td>\n		Tort\/ Crime.<\/strong>
On the other hand , in England , slander is a civil wrong only and not a crime .
In India Slander is both a civil wrong and a criminal offence . <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/span><\/td>\nLimitation.<\/strong>
Under the English Statutes of limitation , an action of libel is barred after six years .
In India , the period of limitation is one year .<\/span><\/td>\n		Limitation.<\/strong>
Under the English Statutes of limitation , an action of slander is barred after two years .
In India , the period of limitation is one year .<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A libel is the publication of a false and defamatory statement , in permanent form , tending to injure the reputation of another person , without lawful justification or excuse . Where as a slander is the false and defamatory oral or verbal statement , in some transitory form , tending to injure the reputation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[86,85],"class_list":["post-1554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law-torts","tag-ccs-university","tag-ccsu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1554"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8648,"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1554\/revisions\/8648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}