Alabama § 6-5-184 - Libel or Slander - Mitigation of Damages - Retraction.
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§ 6-5-184. Libel or Slander - Mitigation of Damages - Retraction.
The defendant in an action of slander or libel may prove under a general denial in mitigation of damages that the charge was made in good faith by mistake or through inadvertence or misapprehension, and that he has retracted the charge in the same medium of publication as the charge was originally promulgated and in a prominent position therein.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-5-184 ("Libel or Slander - Mitigation of Damages - Retraction.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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