Implied lible?

[scarroll6115]

What is the name of your state? Virginia

If there is a newspaper article written by an individual who references a person without actually naming names, but it is obvious to several people in an organization who this person is talking about, is it still considered lible and or slander?

 

[Just Blue]

What is the name of your state? Virginia

If there is a newspaper article written by an individual who references a person without actually naming names, but it is obvious to several people in an organization who this person is talking about, is it still considered lible and or slander?

No**************......

 

[tranquility]

To answer your question and nothing more, you can still have identification (one of the elements of defamation) without naming names.

 

[Quaere]

The term "implied libel" has nothing to do with the identity of anyone. Implied libel refers to a statement that is not defamatory on it's face, but is defamatory when one considers the context in which the statement was made.

That said, it is not necessary to name a person in order to defame him. A third party must reasonably believe the statement was "of and concerning" a particular individual.