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2019 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 13 - Indictments
Part 2 - Form and Sufficiency
§ 40-13-214. Alleging libel.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 40-13-214 (2019)
An indictment for libel need not set forth any extrinsic facts for the purpose of showing the application to the party libeled of the defamatory matter upon which the indictment is founded, but it is sufficient to state generally that defamatory matter was published concerning the person and the fact that it was so published shall be established on trial.
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