{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1444.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1444.1","heading":"Pleading - Proof - Defenses","body":"In all civil actions to recover damages for libel or slander, it\n\nshall be sufficient to state generally what the defamatory matter\n\nwas, and that it was published or spoken of the plaintiff, and to\n\nallege any general or special damage caused thereby. As a defense\n\nthereto the defendant may deny and offer evidence to disprove the\n\ncharges made, or he may prove that the matter charged as defamatory\n\nwas true and, in addition thereto, that it was published or spoken\n\nunder such circumstances as to render it a privileged communication.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"31ad9a9bec833dd3119bfc227c3b2ed63e68335d6f119382323a4743b95b114a","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1443.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1446a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}