Slander in Europe
Definition of Slander
Defamation (q.v.) by means of spoken words or gesture. It is a tort and not a crime and is not actionable without proof of special damage, except in four cases when the words are said to be actionable per se, i. e. : (1) Imputing a crime punishable with imprisonment. (2) Imputing contagious venereal disease. (3) Imputing incompetency in business or profession. (4) Imputing unchastity to a woman. See Libel; Derry v. Handlcy
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