§ 14-8 Defamation - Insinuation

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§ 14-8 Defamation - Insinuation

Defamation need not be accomplished in a direct manner. An insinuation may be defamatory. A mere insinuation is as actionable as a positive assertion if it is false and malicious and its meaning is plain.

See Cooper v. Laboratory Corp., 150 F.3d 376 (4th Cir. 1998); Eubanks v. Smith, 292 S.C. 57, 354 S.E.2d 898 (1987); Tyler v. Macks Stores, 275 S.C. 456, 272 S.E.2d 633 (1980); Timmons v. News & Press, Inc., 232 S.C. 639, 103 S.E.2d 277 (1958); Lynch v. Toys "R" Us-Delaware,

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