fair report privilege
fair-report privilege. A defense to liability for publishing defamatory matter from a report of an official or judicial proceeding, when the report is a full, fair, and accurate account of the proceeding. [Cases: Libel and Slander 39, 42. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood §§ 69–70, 99–100, 103.]