The offense of producing written material that causes defamation of character or loss of reputation is referred to legally as?

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Libel is the offense of producing written material that causes defamation of character or loss of reputation.

A difference between a libel and slander is that libel is a defamatory statement that is written and slander is a defamatory statement that is oral.

The four main elements that constitute the libel are: defamatory imputation, malice, publication and identifiability of the victim.

The consequences of libel include up to one year in jail and/or a fine of $1,000 since any person who makes a libel willfully publishes one or willfully or knowingly aids in the making of a libel.

The five requisite of libel are a statement of fact, a published statement, the  statement which caused injury, the statement must be false and getting legal advice.

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