{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 55-7-2","heading":"Insulting words.","body":"All words which, from their usual construction and common acceptation, are construed as insults and tend to violence and breach of the peace, shall be actionable. No demurrer shall preclude a jury from passing thereon.","path":["CHAPTER 55. ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE.","ARTICLE 7. ACTIONS FOR INJURIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-7-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:56Z","sha256":"570620926dd956d459a13cce42f4699e2cc036da536b82156df9c6c3ec0f78ef","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-7-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}