rolled-up plea

rolled-up plea
in an action of libel, a form of defamation, this plea indicates a defence on the basis that so far as a statement is a statement of fact, the statement is true and so far as it is one of comment, the defence of fair comment applies.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.

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