# Defamation · Missouri — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Defamation · Missouri, limitation period is two years; section is 516.140; how the statute describes it is an action for libel, slander, injurious falsehood, assault, battery, false imprisonment, criminal conversation, malicious prosecution, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Defamation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Missouri _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action for libel, slander, injurious falsehood, assault, battery, false imprisonment, criminal conversation, malicious prosecution _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 516.140 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 516.140. What actions within two years. — Within two years: an action for libel, slander, injurious falsehood, assault, battery, false imprisonment, criminal conversation, malicious prosecution or actions brought under section

## Source

- https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.140

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).