Reply #2: can anybody say 'slander?' or this is wriiten down....'libel?' [View All]

slander

Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French esclandre, from Old French escandle esclandre scandal, from Late Latin scandalum moral stumbling block, disgrace, from Greek skandalon, literally, snare, trap

1 : defamation of a person by unprivileged oral communication made to a third party; also : defamatory oral statements
2 : the tort of oral defamation <sued his former employer for slander> —compare DEFAMATION, FALSE LIGHT, LIBEL
NOTE: An action for slander may be brought without alleging and proving special damages if the statements in question have a plainly harmful character, as by imputing to the plaintiff criminal guilt, serious sexual misconduct, or conduct or a characteristic affecting his or her business or profession. —slan·der·ous /'slan-d&-r&s/ adjective —slan·der·ous·ly adverb —slan·der·ous·ness noun


Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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libel

1: a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
2: the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks v : print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"


Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.