The option that is not an affirmative defense in a defamation action is:
Actual malice implies that the party behaved with either:
1) with knowledge of a claim's falsehood
2) with reckless disregard for the veracity of the assertion. In a defamation lawsuit, the others are affirmative defenses.
Defamation is defined as any communication that harms a party's reputation, honor, or dignity in the eyes of a third party.
It might be either oral or written. It is either a tort or a crime.
The legal definition of defamation and associated activities, as well as how they are prosecuted, can differ widely between countries and jurisdictions.
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Full Question:
Which one of the following terms is not an affirmative defense in a defamation action?
O Absolute privilege
O Actual malice
O Truth
O All of these
O Conditional privilege
