180. Definition of defamatory matter. (1) Defamatory matter is matter likely to injure the reputation of any person by exposing that person to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or likely to damage any person in his or her profession or trade by an injury to his or her reputation. (2) It is immaterial whether at the time of the publication of the defamatory matter the person concerning whom such matter is published is living or dead. (3) No prosecution for the publication of defamatory matter concerning a dead person shall be instituted without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. 181. Definition of publication. (1) A person publishes a libel if he causes the print, writing, painting, effigy or other means by which the defamatory matter is conveyed to be so dealt with, either by exhibition, reading, recitation, description, delivery or otherwise, that the defamatory meaning thereof becomes known or is likely to become known to either the person defamed or any other person. (2) It is not necessary for libel that a defamatory meaning should be directly or completely expressed, and it suffices if such meaning and its application to the person alleged to be defamed can be collected either from the alleged libel itself or from any extrinsic circumstances or partly by the one and partly by the other means. 182. Definition of unlawful publication. Any publication of defamatory matter concerning a person is unlawful within the meaning of this Chapter, unless— (a) the matter is true and it was for the public benefit that it should be published; or (b) it is privileged on one of the grounds mentioned in this Chapter. 183. Absolute privilege of defamatory matter. (1) The publication of defamatory matter is absolutely privileged, and no person shall in any circumstances be liable to punishment under this Code