Privilege is the legal right of a person or persons to communicate defamatory statements in certain conditions and situations. Privilege is divided into two parts (i) Absolute privilege, (ii) Conditional privilege
Absolute privilege is the right of a person due to his/her rank, position, nature or status in an organization or society, it is possible in three situations (a) Court proceedings, (b) Legislative proceedings, (c) Actions of important Government officials.
Conditional privilege arises from different situations where one has a temporary privilege in certain conditions. Suppose if someone inquires you about a person before hiring or granting a loan to that person and you think that person is not worthy reply in a true manner and do not mislead in this situation you have conditional privilege, but you also have to be careful if you give negative remarks and that person was indeed worthy of that job or loan you might be sued for damages.
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