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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Innuendo
In defamation law, an innuendo refers to a statement that carries a defamatory meaning beyond its ordinary or literal sense. The defamatory implication may arise from hidden meanings or from the context in which the words are understood by certain audiences.
True innuendo requires the claimant to prove special facts that give the words their defamatory meaning, whereas false innuendo relies on what an ordinary person would naturally infer. This distinction affects the evidential burden placed on the claimant.
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