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Code of Virginia · § 8.01-45 — Action for insulting words Partial official-source snapshot · 2026-09-25. This is the text captured and parsed from the source, not a complete or certified current-law edition. Later amendments may be missing. Printed versions may be prior, future or contingent; their current status is not determined here. Code of Virginia only. Administrative regulations, constitution, charters, compacts, authorities and uncodified acts are not included. Tables, formatting and annotations may be incomplete. Coverage and gaps .Title 8.01 · Chapter 3 Previous Next 8.01-45. Action for insulting words
All words shall be actionable which from their usual construction and common acceptance are construed as insults and tend to violence and breach of the peace.
History and annotations Code 1950, § 8-630; 1977, c. 617.
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