{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-13-214","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-13-214","heading":"Alleging libel","body":"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.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 13"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"2c23e447b0f539e8c4ca1c5b49f3deac916c787eedadca0097c2b69eee3d42f1","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-13-213","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-13-215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}