{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-45","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-45","heading":"Action for insulting words","body":"All words shall be actionable which from their usual construction and common acceptance are construed as insults and tend to violence and breach of the peace.Code 1950, § 8-630; 1977, c. 617.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 3. ACTIONS","Article 4. DEFAMATION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-45/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"3dc0209ba5b3987e1101a6c20722d80df8f114c031ea655fd6b8e2c4ae4ddda4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-44.7","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}