affidavit, not a judicial proceeding, 194.

characters of servants given when not asked for, 202, 203.

VOLUNTEERING COMMUNICATIONS

in discharge of duty, 213-221, 645.

not evidence of malice where duty clear, 272, 287.

caution given to a tradesman, 214.

VULGAR ABUSE,

mere words of, not actionable, 18, 108, 637.

W.

WALL,

libel by writing or drawing upon, 6, 564.

WARRANT OF ARREST, 590.

WATCHMAKER,

words defamatory of, 67.

WATER,

charge of supplying bad, 30.

"WELCHER," 62, 110.

"WHORE," 60, 86.

WIFE, 394-405.

WILL,

communication to, of words defamatory of husband, 153.
charge against, communication of, to husband, 153.

and husband, communications between, 153.

presence of, will not destroy privilege, 247.

words defamatory of, claim for, 631.

charge of secreting, formerly not actionable, 61.

“WITCH,” 60.

WITHDRAWING A JUROR, 578.

WITNESS,

cannot be asked how he understood the language published, 110, 566.
privilege of, 190.

defendant as a, 562.

proof of previous conviction of, 573.

threatening, is a contempt, 493, 497.

WOMEN,

traders, imputations on, 30, 83, 398.

verbal imputations on chastity of, 86-89.

WORDS,

action on the case for, 89-92.

actionable per se, 18.

imputing crime, must be precise, 120-127.

meaning of, how affected by circumstances, 98, 106–108.

question for the jury, 94, 98, 216, 263, 273.

general terms of abuse, not actionable, 18, 61, 108.

must be set out verbatim in the statement of claim or indictment, 100, 528,
529, 593.

obviously defamatory, 104.

prima facie defamatory, 106.

adjective, 127.

ambiguous, 106–116, 566.

ironical, 6, 21, 116, 567.

jesting, 5, 106, 108.

neutral, 109.

prima facie innocent, 112.

clearly innocent, 116.

not in their nature defamatory, 89–92.

of a cant or slang character, 109, 566.

indirect imputations, 125.

of suspicion, 57.

of interrogation, 127, 529.

in foreign language, 109, 529, 565.

application of, to the plaintiff must be shown, 127-133, 567.

must be taken in their natural sense, 97.

WORKMEN,

action for threatening, 16, 410.

WORKS OF ART,

criticisms on, 48, 49.

WRIT,

considerations before, 513.

endorsement on, 523.

service of, is privileged, 191, 518, 519.

WRIT OF ERROR, 599, 606.

WRIT OF INQUIRY, 526.

under-sheriff has no power over costs, 368, 526.

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