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Absolute privilege, in�defamation�cases, refers to the fact that in certain circumstances, an individual is immune from�liability�for defamatory statements.

Absolute privilege applies to statements made in certain contexts or in certain venues and is a�complete defense. When absolute privilege applies to an individual's speech, it is irrelevant as to whether the defamatory speech was false or what the speaker's intent was.�

Under the�Restatement�(Second) of Torts, Ch. 25, Topic 2, �� 585-592A, absolute privilege extends to�judicial officers, attorneys,�jurors, witnesses in legislative proceedings, legally required publications, and statements made by a�party�during�trial�or in a�pleading.

For more on absolute privilege, see this�Florida Bar Journal article.